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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Daguerreotypes, pages 15 to 31.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What language is spoken by the majority of Iranians?
(a) English.
(b) Farsi.
(c) Egyptian.
(d) Hebrew.

2. What is the home town of Khomeini?
(a) Qom.
(b) Tehran.
(c) London.
(d) Mecca.

3. In which year was Reza Khan declared Shah by the parliament?
(a) 1912.
(b) 1925.
(c) 1872.
(d) 1941.

4. About how far away is Qom from Tehran?
(a) 1000 miles.
(b) 4000 miles.
(c) 100 miles.
(d) 3 miles.

5. Who is NOT pictured in the famous picture of world leaders from the Tehran Conference?
(a) Benito Mussolini.
(b) Joseph Stalin.
(c) Winston Churchill.
(d) Franklin Roosevelt.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which country provided support and encouragement to Reza Khan for his overthrow of the Persian government?

2. What was the profession of the grandfather of Shah Mohammed Reza Pahlavi?

3. In Photograph 1, one of the men in the photograph murdered which well-known figure?

4. What conflicting characteristics does Kapuscinski perceive in Khomeini when he sees him on television?

5. Which is NOT one of the items Kapuscinski has on his desk at the opening of the book?

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