Iran Pretest 1970s

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

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

What was NOT a result of the Iran Hostage Crisis?

• The USA gained prestige by solving the crisis

• We do not have "normal" relations with Iran today

• Jimmy Carter probably lost his re-election bid

• Families & diplomats today recognize that Embassy's are not always safe houses

Who was the U.S. President during this crisis?

• Ayatollah Khomeini

• Jimmy Carter

• Richard Nixon

• The Shah

What city was the Iran Hostage crisis at?

• Shiraz

• Yasd

• Isfahan

• Tehran