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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Dead Flame, pages 131 to 152.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the extended metaphor of the play, who is the audience?
(a) The West.
(b) The Iranians.
(c) The petro-bourgeoisie.
(d) The mullahs.

2. What event starts the Iranian revolution?
(a) The Iranian Writers' Association holds a mass protest.
(b) Children in the city of Kerman are blinded by the military.
(c) An unflattering article about Khomeini is printed in a newspaper.
(d) Students are arrested in a raid.

3. What is the point of Photograph 12's political cartoon, in which confused people are holding parts of cars?
(a) Iran is a fragmented place.
(b) Iranians are left with empty promises by the Shah.
(c) Cars, as fueled by oil, are the source of the nation's problems.
(d) The Shah has made it difficult to travel by car.

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

5. Who do Shiites believe will restore the kingdom of God on Earth?
(a) The Twelfth Imam.
(b) The One True Cleric.
(c) Ali.
(d) The Caliph of Qom.

Short Answer Questions

1. Consuming alcohol is punishable in post-revolution Iran with what punishment?

2. How many people were killed in the Qom riot?

3. How many agents of Savak were there?

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

5. How can Khomeini's living conditions be described?

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