Iran Information Quiz

Iran has another name. It is __________________. These two names can be used interchangeably.

• Persia

• Mesopotamia

• Babylon

• Anatolia

The Persian language is __________________.

• Arabic

• Farsi

• Urdu

• Turkish

People have been living in the area of Iran since __________________.

• 3000 BC

• 5000 BC

• 6000 BC

• 2000 BC

• 10000 BC

What led to the undoing of the empire in 336 BC?

• Alexander the Great's invasion

• Roman conquest

• Persian civil war

• Natural disasters

What happened in 633 BC?

• Islam was founded

• The Arab invasion

• The fall of Babylon

• The Greek invasion

Who invaded Iran in 1219 and ruled for three centuries?

• The Mongols

• The Ottomans

• The Romans

• The Greeks

At the beginning of the 20th century, foreign interest in Iran increased when __________ and __________ reserves became apparent.

• Oil and gas

• Gold and silver

• Coal and iron

• Diamonds and uranium

The Iranian Revolution took place in __________.

• 1979

• 1989

• 1969

• 1999

Iran is the world’s only significant __________: a government ruled by a religious authority.

• Theocracy

• Democracy

• Monarchy

• Oligarchy

The government has __________ provinces; each with its own governor.

• 31

• 21

• 41

• 11