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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. What activity is NOT done after the massacre of Qom?

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

3. In the extended metaphor of the play, who are the extras?

4. How old is Razak?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Describe the paranoid fit that Azari suffers.

4. What does Kapuscinski cite as the true cause of the Iranian revolution?

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

6. What immediate actions does Shah Pahlavi take in response to increasing unrest just prior to full-scale revolution?

7. Why does Kapuscinski call revolution a drama?

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

9. How does the local newspaper respond to the events surrounding Azari's beating?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

Who were the Savak? Describe their organizational structure and purpose. What tactics did they use to accomplish their aims? List specific tactics.

Essay Topic 3

Shah Mohammed Reza Pahlavi was a central figure in Iranian history.

1) Explain Pahlavi's family background and upbringing.

2) How was Pahlavi different from his father? Discuss anything from physicality to governing style and personality.

3) Kapuscinski states that Pahlavi believed that "man is an abject creature." What does this statement mean, and what consequences would it have for Pahlavi's actions and attitudes?

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