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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What "psychological aspect" of revolution does Kapuscinski stress?
(a) Revolution occurs via the principle of reverse psychology.
(b) For revolution to occur, the people must lose their fear.
(c) The people must become extremely fearful of the police state in order to revolt.
(d) Kapuscinski uses the analogy of a volcano to talk about the anger of the people.

3. Which is NOT a site of a massacre during the Iranian revolution?
(a) Kerman.
(b) Teheran.
(c) Tabriz.
(d) Qom.

4. Where must Azari get stitches after his beating?
(a) The head.
(b) The thigh.
(c) The arm.
(d) The stomach.

5. Why do many wear white to protests during the revolution?
(a) To show they are pure of spirit and free of sin.
(b) To commemorate the dead.
(c) To show they are unafraid of death.
(d) To show they wish to be reborn as a nation.

6. What action does America force the Shah to make, making the Shah appear weak?
(a) The Shah must reopen the U.S. Embassy.
(b) The Shah must release intellectuals from prison.
(c) The Shah must stop his Great Civilization plans.
(d) The Shah must stop producing nuclear energy.

7. Why is Mahmud Azari stunned upon his return to Teheran?
(a) Teheran is full of litter and vandalism.
(b) Teheran is full of beggars and thieves.
(c) Teheran has decreased in population significantly.
(d) Teheran has grown greatly in size.

8. 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.

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

10. How many people were killed in the Qom riot?
(a) Ninety-five.
(b) Five hundred.
(c) Twelve.
(d) Ten thousand.

11. What is Razak's job?
(a) Entertaining the Shah with his singing.
(b) Working in a coal mine.
(c) Making bread.
(d) Making paper.

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

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

14. What two camps does the post-revolution government divide itself into?
(a) Conservative and progressive.
(b) Siege and assault.
(c) Fascist and socialist.
(d) Liberal and anarcho-capitalist.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did people riot in Qom?

2. While back in Iran, Mahmud Azari is handed revolutionist literature written by whom?

3. What are the two kinds of revolutions?

4. What aspect of the revolution does Europe express outrage over?

5. What is the definition of "revolution by assault"?

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