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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. Which is NOT one of the torture methods mentioned to be in use by the Savak?
(a) Extracting fingernails.
(b) Throwing a person into a bag full of hungry cats.
(c) Drilling into skulls.
(d) Horning victims to death with a bull.

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

3. Where does the Shah hold a parade in support of himself amid the violence of the revolution?
(a) Tabriz.
(b) Qom.
(c) Isfahan.
(d) Teheran.

4. Who supplies Shah Pahlavi's army with a great deal of weapons during the Great Civilization?
(a) India.
(b) Saudi Arabia.
(c) America.
(d) Egypt.

5. According to Kapuscinski, most Shahs in Iran's history have suffered what fate?
(a) Leprosy.
(b) Murder.
(c) Madness.
(d) Cancer.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which does NOT apply to the Iranian stereotype of masculinity?

2. Who do the Sunnis elect to succeed the Prophet Mohammed?

3. When does Kapuscinski visit the U.S. Embassy?

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

5. After massacres, the dead are commemorated in a service after how many days?

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