Iran

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

• Sunni

• Sufi

• Shia or Shi'ite

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

• Persian

• Arab

• Turkish

• Maronite

What language do Iranians speak?

• Arabic

• Farsi

• Urdu

• Turkish

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

• The constitution, the president

• The Revolutionary Guard, Ayatollah/Supreme Leader

• Allah (God)/sharia law, Ayatollah/Supreme Leader

• 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

Which of the following political systems best describes the current political structure of Iran?

• socialist
• communist
• military dictatorship
• theocratic
• democratic

The political culture of Iran is best described as

• preferring international law to shari'a law

• confident and trusting of government institutions

• susceptible to political change through electoral activism

• placing greater emphasis on community well-being versus individual rights

The majority of the political elites in Iran are

• military officers

• business leaders

• bureaucratic officials

• party loyalists

• clerical (religious) leaders

All of the following are appointed by the supreme leader EXCEPT the

• Expediency Council
• head of the judicial system
• president
• directors of the bonyads
• six members of the Guardian Council

Critical speech in Iran is limited to speech against

• those in positions of authority

• the media

• the secular (non religious) leaders

• the Ayatollahs

• the local government officials