Argo and the Iranian Hostage Crisis

An American politician who served as the 39th President of the United States from 1977 to 1981; his presidency was noted for a poor economy, national crisis of confidence, and the Iran-Hostage crisis. He would later receive the Nobel Peace Prize.

• Jimmy Carter

• Gerald Ford

• George H. W. Bush

• John F. Kennedy

Which of these events was the main cause for Jimmy Carter's loss to Ronald Reagan in the 1980 presidential election?

• Pardoning Richard Nixon

• Iran-Contra Affair

• Iran Hostage Crisis

• SALT I Treaty

The Shah of Iran getting treatment for cancer in the U.S led-

• to war in the Middle East

• to Iranian students taking Americans hostage

• OPEC placing an oil embargo on the U.S

• the spread of communism in Nicaragua

In real life, Ken Taylor was just as important to planning and execution of the Hollywood Option operation as Tony Mendez. Ken Taylor was the _______________________ to Iran that aided the Americans with a safe place to stay.

• British Ambassador

• Dutch Agricultural Advisor

• Canadian Trade Minister

• Canadian Ambassador

When did the Iranian Hostage Crisis begin ?

• January 4 , 1979

• December 16 , 2014

• November 4 , 1979

• November 25 , 2003

Who was the president at the start of the Iranian Hostage Crisis ?

• Jimmy Carter

• Donald Trump

• Gerald Ford

• Ronald Reagan

Who was overthrown by Islamic revolutionaries in Iran, leading the way to the hostage crisis?

• Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini

• the Shah: Mohammed Reza Pahlavi

• Jimmy Carter

• RIchard Nixon

The hostage crisis of 1979 played a major role in President Carter's loss of his re-election bid?

• False

• True

This leader took over Iran after the Shah was removed in 1979 and implemented a theocracy

• Ayatollah Khomeini
• Shah Pahlevi
• Mohammed Mossadeq
• Jimmy Carter

Tony Mendez worked for the:

• FBI

• State Department

• CIA

• Department of Embassy Security