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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. After massacres, the dead are commemorated in a service after how many days?

2. What political party is Mahmud Azari forced to join?

3. The Savak conduct a raid on which location, resulting in the arrest of many students?

4. What do protesters shout in unison in many of the pro-revolution films?

5. What ethnicity was Khomeini's grandfather?

Short Essay Questions

1. What organizations rule after the Shah is deposed? How does Kapuscinski characterize this organizations?

2. What anecdote does Kapuscinski share about the Persian carpet salesman, and what is this salesman's message?

3. What does Azari learn about old acquaintances upon his 1977 return to Iran?

4. Describe the paranoid fit that Azari suffers.

5. What happens in Qom as a result of an unflattering article in Etelat about Khomeini that spurs the revolution?

6. What does Azari learn about his brother once he returns to Iran in 1977?

7. Who is Mahmud Azari? What is the background of Mahmud Azari?

8. What is the national response to the massacre of Qom? What events follow the massacre?

9. What do revolution leaders do with Shah loyalists, and how does this action demonstrate a wide divide between Iranian and Western cultures?

10. Describe the "professional wrecker" that Kapuscinski interviews in "The Dead Flame."

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Shah Reza Khan was a central figure in Iranian history.

1) Explain Reza's biographical background, up until he was forced from the throne.

2) What kind of man was Reza? How did he govern? What personality did he have? How did he treat his subjects?

3) Why was Reza forced to abdicate his throne? Explain the circumstances.

Essay Topic 2

What role did oil play in Iran's history? List major events that involved oil, particularly the West's interest in Iranian oil reserves. For Kapuscinski, what does oil represent/symbolize for the poor people of the Middle East?

Essay Topic 3

Explain the story of Mahmud Azari, as explained at the end of "Daguerreotypes." What are Azari's political leanings? Include discussion of the Iranian Writers' Association in your answer.

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