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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Daguerreotypes, pages 78 to 90.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Reza Khan was an officer in which military organization?
(a) Allied Forces of World War II.
(b) Shah's Personal Bodyguards.
(c) Savak Secret Police.
(d) Persian Cossack Brigade.

2. What is Mohammed Reza Pahlavi's age when he becomes Shah?
(a) 34.
(b) 5.
(c) 52.
(d) 22.

3. Which is NOT one of the torture methods mentioned to be in use by the Savak?
(a) Extracting fingernails.
(b) Horning victims to death with a bull.
(c) Throwing a person into a bag full of hungry cats.
(d) Drilling into skulls.

4. Which organization is responsible for censorship decisions under the Shah?
(a) The Iranian Writers' Association.
(b) The religious mullahs.
(c) The Savak.
(d) The Office of General Information.

5. In Photograph 1, one of the men in the photograph murdered which well-known figure?
(a) Shah Nasr-ed-Din.
(b) Shah Mohammed Reza Pahlavi.
(c) Doctor Mossadegh.
(d) Soraya Esfandiari.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which city did Shah Agha Mohammed Khan famously order a massacre for?

2. Why does Mahmud Azari return to Iran after an absence?

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

4. How can Doctor Mossadegh's political philosophy best be described?

5. According to Kapuscinski, most Shahs in Iran's history have suffered what fate?

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