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Introductory
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Question 1
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Multiple Choice
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Who became the leader of Shah Pahlavi's Rastakhiz Party?
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Rastakhiz and the Revival of Opposition
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Amir Abbas Hoveyda
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Ali Shariati
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Mustafa Khomeini
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Empress Farah
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Question 2
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On whom were the deaths of Ali Shariati and Mustaf Khomeini blamed?
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Rastakhiz and the Revival of Opposition
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the shah's secret police
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the United States
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the Rastakhiz Party
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the shah
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Question 3
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What did the CIA's August 1978 study conclude about the situation in Iran?
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Rastakhiz and the Revival of Opposition
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Iran was not in a revolutionary situation.
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Iran was in a revolutionary situation.
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Iran was in a prerevolutionary situation.
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Iran was in a revolutionary crisis.
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Question 4
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Multiple Choice
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What occurrence followed Black Friday in Iran?
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a general strike that shut down Iran's economy
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a break in the momentum of the revolutionary movement
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a police crackdown that killed dozens of protestors
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the deportation of Khomeini to France
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Question 5
Type:
Multiple Choice
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Who did the shah appoint as prime minister on January 3, 1979?
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Prelude to Revolution: Cycles of Martyrdom
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Dr. Shahpour Bakhtiyar
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Mehdi Bazargan
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Ayatollah Khomeini
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Ayatollah Shariatmadari
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Question 6
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Multiple Choice
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Where did Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi and Empress Farah seek refuge on January 16, 1979?
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Prelude to Revolution: Cycles of Martyrdom
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Egypt
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Lebanon
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Syria
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Iraq
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Question 7
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In what type of government did Khomeini believe?
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one that was governed by Islamic law
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one that was based on the concept of a constitutional monarchy
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one that was both secular and authoritarian in nature
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one that was based on Shii interpretations of Islam
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Question 8
Type:
Multiple Choice
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Why did some Iranians believe that Khomeini should serve as a spiritual advisor rather than leader of the country?
Hint:
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Khomeini Arrives: The Revolution Really Begins
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because he was already advanced in age and had never held political office before
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because he was already advanced in age and had only held office for a brief number of years
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because he was not accustomed to directing large groups of people
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because he had been suffering from poor health for a number of years
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Question 9
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Multiple Choice
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How did the political ideology of the National Democratic Front differ from that of the Muslim People's Republican Party?
Hint:
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Khomeini Arrives: The Revolution Really Begins
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The National Democratic Front opposed the idea of religious government, while the Muslim People's Republican Party envisioned a government comprised of collective religious leadership.
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The National Democratic Front envisioned a government comprised of collective religious leadership, while the Muslim People's Republican Party opposed the idea of religious government.
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The National Democratic Front supported the idea of a Marxist-style government, while the Muslim People's Republican Party envisioned a government comprised of collective religious leadership.
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The National Democratic Front opposed the idea of religious government, while the Muslim People's Republican Party envisioned a government comprised of nationalistic ideologies.
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Question 10
Type:
Multiple Choice
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Why was the shah finally allowed to come into the United States in October 1979?
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An "Islamic" Constitution
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to seek cancer treatment
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to speak at a university
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to meet with the President
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to attend a UN meeting
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Question 11
Type:
Multiple Choice
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How did the American news program Nightline begin?
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The Iran Hostage Crisis
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with coverage of the ordeal of the fifty-two Americans taken hostage in Iran
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with coverage of the takeover of the American Embassy by students in Iran
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with coverage of the shah's visit to the United States for medical treatment
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with coverage of the newly developing patriotism in the United States
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Question 12
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How is the Islamic Republic set up?
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a Supreme Leader rules the country
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a body of religious scholars leads the country
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an assembly of experts manages the country
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a president runs the country
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Question 13
Type:
Multiple Choice
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How was Saddam Hussein's background similar to Hafez al-Assad's?
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Saddam's Iraq
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He was from a poor family, belonging to an ethnic minority.
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He was from a wealthy family, belonging to an ethnic majority.
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He was formally educated in the West, returning to Iraq during his twenties.
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He was born in Iran, moving to Iraq as a child with his family.
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Question 14
Type:
Multiple Choice
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How did Saddam Hussein prevent the unification of Syria and Iraq in 1979?
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Saddam's Iraq
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He forced al-Bakr to resign.
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He talked the Syrian president into changing his mind.
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He offered a financial incentive to Syria.
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He refused to sign any agreement that would unite the two countries.
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Question 15
Type:
Multiple Choice
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How did Saddam Hussein attempt to justify his war with Iran?
Hint:
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Iran-Iraq War
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referring to the war as a means of restoring lost lands to the Iraqi people
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referring to the war as a form of retaliation for Iran's previous attacks on Iraq
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referring to the war as protecting Iraq's national interests in the region
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referring to the war as being called for by God
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