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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Daguerreotypes, pages 48 to 60.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Kapuscinski notes that Khomeini is successful because of his persistent emphasis of what single message?
(a) The U.S. embassy should be shut down.
(b) Wealth should be redistributed.
(c) The Shah must go.
(d) America is evil.

2. What is Shah Pahlavi's "first love" according to Kapuscinski?
(a) Domestic concerns.
(b) The military.
(c) His wife.
(d) The religion of Islam.

3. What aspect of Iran is ignored by world media during Shah Pahlavi's modernization efforts?
(a) The buildup of nuclear power.
(b) Poverty and oppression.
(c) The increase in the price of oil.
(d) The fabulous amount of wealth pouring into and out of the country.

4. How does Shah Pahlavi demonstrate his love for the military and weapons?
(a) He invades Pakistan just to prove the strength of his arms.
(b) He subscribes to many American gun magazines.
(c) He holds a yearly marksmanship contest.
(d) He insists on traveling everywhere in a tank.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which country backed Shah Pahlavi when he wrested control away from Doctor Mossadegh?

2. Which is NOT one of the goals the Shah has for modernization?

3. What is the nickname for the electrically heated table that the Savak use for torture?

4. How did Shah Pahlavi fund his Great Civilization?

5. What beverage is Kapuscinski sipping at the beginning of the book?

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