Persepolis Quiz

This is the capital of Iran, where much of the action takes place.

• Persepolis

• Tehran

• Baghdad

• Ankara

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What is Marjane’s uncle’s name?

• Anoosh

• Cyrus

• Shah

• Ramin

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Marjane attacks a classmate using what improvised weapon?

• Nails

• Stones

• A lightsaber

• A knife

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Which of these is supported by the CIA?

• The Ayatollah

• The Shah

• Uncle Anoosh

• The Revolutionaries

Which country goes to war with Iran?

• England

• Iraq

• Saudi Arabia

• Israel

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What does Marjane want to be when she grows up?

• A doctor

• A lawyer

• A warrior

• A prophet

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The family cries when:

• They hear Anoosh fled to Moscow

• They hear the Iranian National Anthem on TV

• They lose Marjane in the Supermarket

• They run out of funyuns

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Which of these causes Marjane to question her faith?

• The Islamic Revolution

• The death of Uncle Anoosh

• A poem her father writes

• The War

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What sophisticated topic does Marjane read children’s books about?

• Astrophysics

• Dialectic materialism

• Globalized neoliberal capitalism

• Zoroastrianism

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Marjane is related to:

• The former Iranian emperor

• The Shah

• The Ayatollah

• Kim Wilde

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