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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. Shiites know members of Ali's family line by what name?
(a) Imams.
(b) Tanzirs.
(c) Caliphs.
(d) Emirs.

2. Which religion is the state religion of Iran?
(a) Hinduism.
(b) Judaism.
(c) Shiism.
(d) Sunni Islam.

3. What is the most permanent form of revolution?
(a) Revolution by committee.
(b) Revolution by siege.
(c) Revolution by deed.
(d) Revolution by assault.

4. A newspaper article provides what reason for its assertion that Khomeini is a madman?
(a) Khomeini is an enemy of the status quo.
(b) Khomeini is a supporter of the Great Civilization.
(c) Khomeini is an enemy of the poor.
(d) Khomeini has been known to talk to an invisible person.

5. To start the revolution, people in Qom commit what crime?
(a) They steal bread to feed their starving families.
(b) They read out loud.
(c) They congregate in large groups.
(d) They deface images of the Shah.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the name Mahdi mean?

2. What was Khomeini's stance regarding internationalism and foreign influence?

3. In Photograph 7, why is the old man taken away from the bus stop?

4. What was Ali's fate?

5. What "psychological aspect" of revolution does Kapuscinski stress?

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