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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. Where do many unemployed people congregate during the revolution?

2. What time does Razak begin work every day?

3. When does Kapuscinski visit the U.S. Embassy?

4. The destroyer of monuments has been destroying monuments for how long?

5. What is Mahmud Azari's brother's part in the revolution?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What "two camps" does the Iranian revolution divide itself into?

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

4. How does Mahmud Azari sum up the psychological atmosphere in Iran, and its relationship to the modernization going on?

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

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

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

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

9. Describe the incident in which Azari is beaten.

10. What are the two types of revolution? Define them.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

At one point in "Daguerreotypes," a publisher is demonstrated showing pride in the publication of a poem. Why was the publisher so prideful? Discuss the particulars of the poem and the environment of censorship in Iran at that time.

Essay Topic 2

Iran is notable for being one of the largest concentrations of Shiite Muslims in the world.

1) What is Shiism? Explain what followers believe about Muhammad and Ali.

2) How does Shiism differ from Sunni Islam? How do the two sides get along?

3) How does Kapuscinski trace modern terrorism to Iranian Shiism?

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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