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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Dead Flame, pages 116 to 131.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Agha Mohammed Khan, during a massacre, ordered what fate for the children of the town?
(a) They were blinded.
(b) They were beheaded.
(c) They were left unharmed.
(d) Their legs were severed.

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

3. In the mid 1950s, whose name does Shah Pahlavi forbid to be spoken?
(a) Reza Khan.
(b) Doctor Mossadegh.
(c) His own name.
(d) Soraya Esfandiari.

4. What is the "key sanctuary" for Iranians during the Shah's regime?
(a) The bathhouse.
(b) The mosque.
(c) The market.
(d) The private home.

5. According to Kapuscinski, what united the Iranian and Shiite peoples?
(a) Disdain for Ali.
(b) History of democratic equality.
(c) History of oppression.
(d) Love of wealth.

Short Answer Questions

1. What action does America force the Shah to make, making the Shah appear weak?

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

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

4. Who did Reza Khan root for in World War II?

5. How long is Mahmud Azari away from his native Iran?

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