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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What activity is NOT done after the massacre of Qom?
(a) There are funeral services for the dead.
(b) The dead are prayed over.
(c) The dead are wrapped in sheets.
(d) Bodies are left to rot in the streets as a reminder of the tragedy.

2. When Kapuscinski witnesses a protest march, what subject is a man singing about?
(a) Hummus.
(b) The Shah.
(c) Khomeini.
(d) Allah.

3. Who leads the progressive factions after the revolution?
(a) Mahmud Azari.
(b) Razak Ferdousi.
(c) Bani Sadr.
(d) Beheshti.

4. Why is Azari physically beaten?
(a) He published an anti-Shah article in a newspaper.
(b) He attended secret, illegal meetings.
(c) He was arbitrarily chosen while walking on the street.
(d) He was caught with revolutionist literature.

5. According to Kapuscinski, the Shah has what view of human nature?
(a) Man is a savage creature.
(b) Man is a noble creature.
(c) Man is an abject creature.
(d) Man is a prideful creature.

6. The Savak conduct a raid on which location, resulting in the arrest of many students?
(a) A bazaar.
(b) A university.
(c) A private home holding secret meetings.
(d) A mosque.

7. Which animal causes an anti-police riot in an Iranian town?
(a) Asp.
(b) Camel.
(c) Wild boar.
(d) Wild horse.

8. Azari talks to a publisher who is proud of being able to publish a poem with what word in it?
(a) Hideous.
(b) Free.
(c) Sorrow.
(d) Oppression.

9. What do the newspapers report about Mahmud Azari's beating?
(a) The skew the facts to make the Savak look like the hero.
(b) They objectively present both sides for the reader to make up his or her own mind.
(c) They rightly report on the injustice committed against Azari.
(d) They do not report the event at all, trying to erase the memory of it.

10. Why does Mahmud Azari return to Iran after an absence?
(a) He is personally resolved to do his part in the revolution.
(b) He is requested to return by his brother.
(c) He gets a job transfer as part of the modernization initiative.
(d) He is attracted by the charisma of Khomeini.

11. What kind of government do conservatives wish to establish in Iran?
(a) Meritocracy.
(b) Democracy.
(c) Theocracy.
(d) Monarchy.

12. By the late 1970s, what is the population of Teheran?
(a) One million.
(b) Thirty thousand.
(c) Five million.
(d) Fifteen million.

13. Who is executed after the revolution is concluded?
(a) Khomeini.
(b) The Shah himself.
(c) Shah loyalists.
(d) Religious mullahs.

14. What is Mahmud Azari's brother's part in the revolution?
(a) The brother stays out of the fight and is apolitical.
(b) The brother is a revolutionary who speaks against the Shah.
(c) The brother is solidly pro-Shah.
(d) The brother is a member of the Savak.

15. After massacres, the dead are commemorated in a service after how many days?
(a) Ninety days.
(b) Seven days.
(c) Forty days.
(d) One hundred days.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Kapuscinski, revolution is caused by what?

2. Where did Kapuscinski participate in a protest march?

3. How long is Mahmud Azari away from his native Iran?

4. What is the Shah's response to increasing revolution violence?

5. What is the word for the religious, social, and market-oriented gathering place for Iranians?

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