Shah of Shahs Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

Ryszard Kapuściński
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Shah of Shahs Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

Ryszard Kapuściński
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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What conflicting characteristics does Kapuscinski perceive in Khomeini when he sees him on television?
(a) Dead eyes, but grand, sweeping arm gestures.
(b) Lively eyes, but a curious lack of arm movement.
(c) Lively eyes, but a lack of expression.
(d) Dead eyes, but a smiling expression.

2. How did Shah Pahlavi fund his Great Civilization?
(a) Extreme taxation.
(b) Iran's oil wealth.
(c) His personal real estate fortune.
(d) Funding from Western powers.

3. What is the Savak concept of guilt and innocence?
(a) The Savak use the Western ideal of "innocent until proven guilty."
(b) The Savak are careful to arrest only those guilty of speaking against the Shah.
(c) The Savak care little for guilt or innocence, and they arrest people arbitrarily.
(d) The Savak arrest only innocent victims to create more fear.

4. What kind of accountability is in place in regard to the Savak?
(a) They are elected every four years.
(b) They are overseen by the parliament.
(c) They report only to the Shah.
(d) They must hold public trials.

5. Which is NOT one of the items Kapuscinski has on his desk at the opening of the book?
(a) Cassette tapes.
(b) Photos.
(c) Notebooks.
(d) DVDs.

6. What for Kapuscinski symbolizes the promise of easy wealth and power for Middle Easterners, particularly the poor?
(a) Firearms.
(b) Fine clothes.
(c) Oil.
(d) Water.

7. Members of the Shah's retinue sometimes elect to have lunch flown in by which company?
(a) American Airlines.
(b) Delta.
(c) British Airways.
(d) Air France.

8. Shiites know members of Ali's family line by what name?
(a) Emirs.
(b) Tanzirs.
(c) Imams.
(d) Caliphs.

9. What brand of airplane is depicted in Photograph 11?
(a) Lufthansa.
(b) Delta.
(c) Air Egypt.
(d) Air Alaska.

10. What is the capital of Iran?
(a) Esfandiari.
(b) Qom.
(c) Azari.
(d) Tehran.

11. Which historical figure is second only to the Prophet Mohammed in the eyes of Shiite Muslims?
(a) Ali.
(b) Agha Khan.
(c) Al-Tirmidhi.
(d) Al-Dinawari.

12. Which city did Shah Agha Mohammed Khan famously order a massacre for?
(a) Kerman.
(b) Tabriz.
(c) Qom.
(d) Teheran.

13. In which year was Reza Khan declared Shah by the parliament?
(a) 1872.
(b) 1925.
(c) 1912.
(d) 1941.

14. In what year did Doctor Mossadegh die?
(a) 1977.
(b) 1953.
(c) 1989.
(d) 1967.

15. Who does Reza Khan replace as a military commander in 1917?
(a) Ayatollah Khomeini.
(b) Vsevolod Lyakhov.
(c) Nasr-ed-Din.
(d) Mohammed Reza Pahlavi.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is Shah Pahlavi's "first love" according to Kapuscinski?

3. What important announcement does Shah Pahlavi make on December 23, 1973?

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

5. Kapuscinski notes that Khomeini is successful because of his persistent emphasis of what single message?

(see the answer keys)

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