Iran Review

Question 1

Which was NOT a part of the Shah’s “White Revolution”?

Accepted Answer

Signing an exclusive trade deal with the Soviet Union

Question 2

Ayatollah Khomeini established a(n) _____ after taking power in Iran, governing under ___ Islam

Accepted Answer

Theocracy, Shia

Question 3

Initial protests against Shah Reza Pahlavi were more violent than later protests as he left Iran

Accepted Answer

False

Question 4

The United States and the Soviet Union were MOST interested in the state of Iranian Politics due to:

Accepted Answer

Cold War tensions surrounding the spread of Communism and access to oil res

Question 5

Which of the following were primary opponents of Shah Reza Pahlavi

Accepted Answer

Muslim Clerics

Question 6

Human Rights are internationally defined by which organization?

Accepted Answer

The United Nations

Question 7

Which of the following actions by Ayatollah Khomeini violates the Universal Declaration of Human Rights?

Accepted Answer

All of these

Question 8

Which of the following best describes the geography/ topography of Iran?

Accepted Answer

Vast deserts, mountain ranges bordering Iraq, underwater Oil

Question 9

Which of the following actions by Shah Reza Pahlavi violates the Universal Declaration of Human Rights?

Accepted Answer

Ordering the executions of his political opponents

Question 10

This US President was disgraced by his handling of the Iranian Hostage Crisis

Accepted Answer

Jimmy Carter

Question 11

The Iranian Hostage Crisis ended after which event?

Accepted Answer

The swearing-in of Ronald Reagan

Question 12

Weird Trivia Palette Cleanser: The last execution by guillotine happened in 1977

Accepted Answer

True

Question 13

Which of the following best describes the relationship between Shah Reza Pahlavi and US Presidents: Johnson, Nixon, Ford

Accepted Answer

Warm and friendly in business matters and personally

Question 14

Which of the following best describes the reign of Ayatollah Khomeini?

Accepted Answer

Strict enforcement of Conservative Islam

Question 15

Which of the following best describes Shah Reza Pahlavi’s reign over Iran?

Accepted Answer

Great amounts of Westernization

Question 16

The “White Revolution” under Shah Reza Pahlavi was deemed one of the most violent in modern history

Accepted Answer

False

Question 17

Which of the following best describes the Shah’s “White Revolution”?

Accepted Answer

Social Welfare reform, bringing Western ideas to the peasant class of Iran

Question 18

Prior to becoming the leader of Iran, the Ayatollah Khomeini:

Accepted Answer

All of the above

Question 19

Weird Trivia Finale! Kellogg's Corn Flakes Breakfast cereal was originally created to do which of the following?

Accepted Answer

Stop Teenage Boys from Masturbating

Question 20

Weird Trivia Palette Cleanser! General Robert E. Lee's home was turned into which of the following post-Civil War?

Accepted Answer

Arlington National Cemetary

Question 21

Weird Trivia Palette Cleanser! Jim Carey was trained by which US Agency for his role in The Grinch?

Accepted Answer

The CIA

Question 22

Which of the following best described Dr. Mohammad Mossadegh’s role in Iran’s Government?

Accepted Answer

Prime Minister

Question 23

Which of the following best describes the SAVAK?

Accepted Answer

The secret police of Shah Reza Pahlavi

Question 24

Which of the following best describes the fate of the SAVAK after the Ayatollah took power?

Accepted Answer

They were captured, interrogated, tortured, and eventually executed

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