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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the point of Photograph 12's political cartoon, in which confused people are holding parts of cars?

2. What does Shah Pahlavi call his nationwide effort to modernize Iran?

3. What emotion does the Savak use to control the population?

4. What major event happened to Shah Reza Pahlavi in 1949?

5. What is the Savak concept of guilt and innocence?

Short Essay Questions

1. What changes to the country does Shah Pahlavi make as part of his Great Civilization? How does the world regard the Shah during this time?

2. On the television in "Cards, Faces, Fields of Flowers," what is Khomeini preaching? What is his message?

3. What effect does existing Iranian infrastructure have on Great Civilization initiatives?

4. Who was Doctor Mossadegh, and what important change did he make to Iranian industry?

5. How does the Shah respond once he is restored to power after Mossadegh is exiled?

6. What is the story, as told through Kapuscinski examining a photograph, of the grandfather of the last Shah of Iran, Mohammed Reza Pahlavi?

7. Who were the petro-bourgeoisie?

8. Describe why Kapuscinski feels that Shiism and Iranian culture were well-matched.

9. What crisis of manpower was experienced during the Great Civilization?

10. For Kapuscinski, what does oil represent in Middle Eastern nations? Why does he call the allure of oil deceptive?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Kapuscinski devotes many pages of the book to the root causes of revolution and the nature of revolution.

1) What are the traditional causes of revolution, and why does Kapuscinski reject these as causes for the Iranian Revolution? What does Kapuscinski believe is the true cause of revolution?

2) Why does Kapuscinski refer to revolution as a "drama"?

3) Describe the two types of revolutions Kapuscinski defines.

Essay Topic 2

Fear is central to Kapuscinski's discussion of the Shah regime. How did Shah and his various organizations use fear as a weapon? Discuss specific policies the Shah instituted, and discuss the Savak and their relationship to the Iranian citizenry. Finally, how does Kapuscinski relate his discussion of fear to the Iranian Revolution? What role did fear play in that event?

Essay Topic 3

Doctor Mossadegh was an important figure in Iranian history.

1) Describe Mossadegh's political philosophy, especially as compared to Shah Pahlavi's.

2) What did Mossadegh manage to accomplish? What actions did he take when given a leadership position?

3) Describe the context of Mossadegh's ouster from office. Did his policies succeed or fail? What was the Western world's opinion of Mossadegh, and what part did they play in his ouster?

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