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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Dead Flame, pages 101 to 115.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Shah Pahlavi pander to religious elements in Iran prior to retaking the throne from Mossadegh?
(a) He makes a pilgrimage to Mecca.
(b) He visits the tomb of Ali.
(c) He sacrifices a goat.
(d) He reads the entire Quran cover to cover.

2. How many informants for Savak were there?
(a) Three million.
(b) Three hundred.
(c) Thirty thousand.
(d) Three thousand.

3. In Photograph 7, why is the old man taken away from the bus stop?
(a) He was distributing anti-Shah pamphlets.
(b) He mentioned the word "oppressive."
(c) He allowed his daughter to walk the street without a veil.
(d) He was yelling at a man who happened to be a member of the Savak.

4. Why does Kapuscinski believe revolutions often preach a return to tradition?
(a) People want to expand and grow, rather than retreat inwardly.
(b) The past was objectively better than the present.
(c) Modern technology confuses and angers people.
(d) Tradition is comforting to many people.

5. Where do members of the Shah's retinue travel to on a regular basis to have lunch?
(a) Munich.
(b) Qom.
(c) Tabriz.
(d) Johannesburg.

Short Answer Questions

1. Agha Mohammed Khan, during a massacre, ordered what fate for the children of the town?

2. A newspaper article provides what reason for its assertion that Khomeini cannot be trusted?

3. Members of the Shah's retinue sometimes elect to have lunch flown in by which company?

4. Which is NOT a site of a massacre during the Iranian revolution?

5. What brand of airplane is depicted in Photograph 11?

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