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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. When Kapuscinski witnesses a protest march, what subject is a man singing about?

2. In the extended metaphor of the play, how is revolt (or revolution) demonstrated?

3. Who is the subject of a memorable pro-revolution film showing the massacre of Isfahan?

4. Initially, what are Mahmud Azari's own political leanings?

5. Which animal causes an anti-police riot in an Iranian town?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the nature of the January 8, 1978 article in Etelat that helped to spur the Iranian revolution?

2. Why is Azari shocked when he returns to Teheran for the first time in eight years?

3. Why does Kapuscinski call revolution a drama?

4. What is significant about the trip Kapuscinski makes in December 1978?

5. What extended metaphor does Kapuscinski offer for the relationship between the Shah, the Great Civilization, and the people of Iran?

6. Why does Kapuscinski feels that Shah blundered in his response to unrest prior to the revolution?

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

8. What common structure unites pro-revolution films on television, according to Kapuscinski?

9. Describe the paranoid fit that Azari suffers.

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Ayatollah Khomeini was a central figure of the Iranian revolution.

1) Explain Khomeini's biographical background, up until the revolution.

2) How does Khomeini live, and how is his standard of living essential to his message?

3) Describe Khomeini's message to Iranians. How did he want Iranians to live their life? What position did he take in regards to the Shah?

Essay Topic 2

Widespread television was a relatively new phenomenon in Iran at the time of the revolution. How did pro-revolutionary forces use television to aid their cause? Describe the television films produced during this time and their effect on the populace.

Essay Topic 3

Kapuscinski devotes many pages of the book to the root causes of revolution and the nature of revolution.

1) What are the traditional causes of revolution, and why does Kapuscinski reject these as causes for the Iranian Revolution? What does Kapuscinski believe is the true cause of revolution?

2) Why does Kapuscinski refer to revolution as a "drama"?

3) Describe the two types of revolutions Kapuscinski defines.

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