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Persepolis

Total questions: 11

Worksheet time: 6mins

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Class
Date
1.

What is fundamentalism ?

a)

A form of religion that upholds belief in the strict interpretation of scripture

b)

A form of religion that does NOT uphold belief in strict interpretation of scripture

c)

An interpretation of scripture

d)

A primary rule on which something is based

2.

Which are examples of fundamentalist religions

a)

Protestant Christianity & Buddhism

b)

Islam & Buddhism

c)

Islam & Hinduism

d)

Islam & Protestant Christianity

3.

What does the title Ayatollah mean ?

a)

To be a ruler of Islam

b)

To be an expert of the Islam religion

c)

To be Theocratic

d)

To be holy

4.

Which quote depicts fundamentalism

a)

"execution in the name of freedom"(3)

b)

" We found ourselves veiled and separated from out friends" (4)

c)

"The came 1980: The year it became obligatory to wear the veil at school"(3)

d)

"Down with the King" (23)

5.

Who started the Islamic Revolution

a)

Mohammad Reza Shah

b)

Khatami

c)

Ayatollah Khomeini

6.

What is 20th century Iran ?

a)

WW1

b)

Final century of the 2nd millennium

c)

Time period that started January 1, 1901 and ended December 31, 2000.

d)

When Westernization, urbanization, democracy and human rights took place.

7.

What does the following quote represent : “The scarf or a beating”(76)

a)

Brutality due to revolts

b)

Strictness of the fundamentalist theocracy

c)

Forced religion by the leader

d)

Discrimination towards women

8.

What led to economic growth in Iran ?

a)

gas & gold

b)

gold

c)

uranium

d)

gas & oil

9.

Which is the best reason for this protest ?

a)

Overthrow the leader

b)

To end the Iraq and Iran war

c)

Demonstrations of the veil

d)

Against bombings from Iraq

10.

'We are the deliverers of divine justice"(66) is an example of which literary device ?

a)

Allusion

b)

Metaphor

c)

Alliteration

d)

Irony

11.

Which quote represents the brutality of the government ?

a)

“They whipped me with thick electric cables so much that this looks anything but a foot”(51)

b)

"They burned him with an iron."(51)

c)

"You remember the day they pulled out my nails ? They haven't grown back since."(50)

d)

“The scarf or a beating”(76)