Worksheets1979: Iran's Islamic Revolution
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 17mins
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Class
Date
1.
According to paragraph 1, why was Tehran in a state of revolt on January 19, 1979?
a)
The police were brutalizing people
b)
The Shah had fled the country
c)
Ayatolla Khomeini was a Muslim cleric
d)
People wanted Khomeini to take over to form an Islamic government and flooded the streets
2.
Who did the Iranian people dislike as a leader? (par. 2)
a)
Ayatollah Khomeini
b)
Shah Reza
c)
America
d)
Adolf Hitler
3.
How did Ayatollah Khomeini instantly change Iran? (Par. 3)
a)
He had a million-person parade in his honor
b)
He exiled Shah Reza
c)
He took over and fired Shah Reza
d)
He replaced their regular government with religious leaders called Mullahs
4.
According to paragraph 6, why did America help topple Iran's Prime Minister and keep Shah Reza in power even though it was not our country?
a)
THey were afraid that Iran would spread Communism during the Cold War
b)
Because we were scared of Iran starting a war with us
c)
Because we did not want to have oil prices go up
d)
We were already fighting in the Cold War
5.
Even though he was practically a dictator, what was something good that Shah Reza did in Iran?
a)
Created a modern economy
b)
helped the middle class grow
c)
gave basic rights to women
d)
all of the above
6.
After the Iranian people pushed Shah Reza out in 1978 (par. 10,11), why were they disappointed?
a)
Ayatollah Khomeini created less freedom, not more
b)
They used Mullahs as police
c)
They missed Shah Reza
d)
Suffrage was extended to women
7.
What negative thing happened once Khomeini took over (par. 12)?
a)
People who went against Khomeini were imprisoned and tortured
b)
Women were forced to wear chadors
c)
Women lost social gains they had made under Shah Reza
d)
All of the above
8.
When the US Embassy was taken hostage, how long were they kept hostage (par. 16-18)?
a)
66 days
b)
a year
c)
444 days
d)
444 weeks
9.
What did the Ayatollah Khomeini refer to the US as (par 13)?
a)
A puppet of the west
b)
The cause of internal problems in Iran
c)
"the Great Satan" and an enemy of Islam"
d)
A great supporter of Khomeini
10.
Which line from the article best connects to the Holocaust?
a)
"The Shah and his wife fled.."
b)
"a clear external enemy can serve as a useful diversion from internal problems."
c)
"a middle class that sought greater political freedom"
d)
"created a measure of distrust and anger that has never dissipated."
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