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

2. What does Pahlavi do when confronted with a crisis of manpower during modernization?
(a) He imports foreigners to operate the technology of modernization.
(b) He abandons his plans for modernization.
(c) He builds many schools and universities to educate the people.
(d) He outsources his jobs to nearby Saudi Arabia.

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

4. How does world media respond to Shah Pahlavi's attempts to modernize Iran?
(a) Pahlavi is reviled by Western media.
(b) Pahlavi is treated as a media darling.
(c) Pahlavi is loved by American media, but hated by British media.
(d) Pahlavi's plans are largely secret, and do not get a significant amount of media attention.

5. How did Iran's infrastructure change under Reza Khan's rule?
(a) Infrastructure was intentional destroyed in a bid for power.
(b) Infrastructure improved significantly.
(c) Infrastructure continued to be neglected.
(d) Infrastructure was funded, but corruption prevented any actual improvements.

Short Answer Questions

1. In which year did Reza Khan stage an overthrow of the government?

2. How many agents of Savak were there?

3. Agha Mohammed Khan, during a massacre, ordered what fate for the children of the town?

4. Who is NOT pictured in the famous picture of world leaders from the Tehran Conference?

5. Who do Shiites believe will restore the kingdom of God on Earth?

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