Iran Quiz

Which sect of Islam forms the majority of Muslims in Iran & Iraq?

• Sunni

• Sufi

• Shia

• Twelvers

What ethnic majority makes up the majority of people in Iran?

• Persian

• Arab

• Turkish

• Maronite

What language do Iranians speak?

• Arabic

• Farsi

• Urdu

• Turkish

When did the Iranian Revolution take place?

• 1945

• 1953

• 1967

• 1979

When Reza Shah’s young son became leader of Iran, the Prime Minister gained more power. Who became Prime Minister of Iran in 1953?

• Mohammed Mossadegh

• Ayatollah Khomeini

• Kermit Roosevelt

• Reza Pahlavi

What major policy change did this Prime Minister make in 1953?

• Attacked the revolutionaries in his country

• Attacked Israel

• Nationalized the British oil refineries

• Took American hostages

When did the Iranian Revolution take place?

• 1953

• 1967

• 1973

• 1979

Where did the Shah go after he left Iran?

• United States

• Iraq

• Azerbaijan

• Turkey

Who has ultimate authority in Iran and who represents that authority?

• The constitution, the president

• The Revolutionary Guard, Ayatollah

• Allah/sharia law, Ayatollah

• The peope, Prime Minister

What is the Revolutionary Guard? What is their objective?

• Special branch of the military, "protect" the country domestically

• version of the CIA, spread Iranian policy regionally

• rebel group, overthrow Iraq

• terrorist group, eliminate Israel