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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Daguerreotypes, pages 61 to 78.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of culture did Reza Khan urge his citizens to adopt?
(a) Traditional Sunni ways.
(b) Indian Hindu culture.
(c) Traditional Shiite ways.
(d) European modern culture.

2. What was the profession of the grandfather of Shah Mohammed Reza Pahlavi?
(a) Persian carpet merchant.
(b) Soldier.
(c) Moneylender.
(d) Journalist.

3. Reza Khan was exiled to which city?
(a) Tokyo.
(b) Memphis.
(c) London.
(d) Johannesburg.

4. Which country provided support and encouragement to Reza Khan for his overthrow of the Persian government?
(a) Britain.
(b) Egypt.
(c) Saudi Arabia.
(d) United States.

5. What country is Kapuscinski in at the beginning of the book?
(a) Saudi Arabia.
(b) Iran.
(c) Qatar.
(d) Poland.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do members of the Shah's retinue travel to on a regular basis to have lunch?

2. What aspect of modernization gives rise to the "petro-bourgeoisie"?

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

4. In "Cards, Faces, Fields of Flowers," what is Khomeini asking of the Iranian people in a televised speech?

5. Doctor Mossadegh importantly nationalized which industry in Iran?

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