Question 1

Which of the following was NOT a policy pursued by Khomeini, which had the effect of isolating Iran from the Western world?

Accepted Answer

A)  Calling for revolutions throughout the Muslim world 
B)  Launching the Iran-Iraq War in 1980 
C)  Permitting Iran's intelligence services to assassinate opposition leaders living in Western Europe 
D)  Launching a research program to build medium-range missiles and nuclear power 
E)  Sending money and arms to Muslim dissidents living abroad 
A)  Calling for revolutions throughout the Muslim world 
B)  Launching the Iran-Iraq War in 1980 
C)  Permitting Iran's intelligence services to assassinate opposition leaders living in Western Europe 
D)  Launching a research program to build medium-range missiles and nuclear power 
E)  Sending money and arms to Muslim dissidents living abroad

Question 2

Political parties in Iran

Accepted Answer

A)  are banned. 
B)  only became active during the Ahmadinejad regime. 
C)  are more important than reformist and conservative coalitions and groups that form along ideological and policy lines. 
D)  must be licensed by the Interior Ministry. 
E)  were only allowed to exist after the constitution was revised after Khomeini's death. 
A)  are banned. 
B)  only became active during the Ahmadinejad regime. 
C)  are more important than reformist and conservative coalitions and groups that form along ideological and policy lines. 
D)  must be licensed by the Interior Ministry. 
E)  were only allowed to exist after the constitution was revised after Khomeini's death.

Question 3

How does your textbook characterize the relationship of Iran's clerics with its most sensitive ministries?

Accepted Answer

A)  While the leaders of these ministries appear to be highly trained technocrats, they are fairly powerless individuals dependent on a powerful clergy. 
B)  The clergy clearly dominates Iran's bureaucracy, with clerical members controlling not only the top cabinet positions but the clear majority of subordinate positions within them. 
C)  The clergy is prevented from holding cabinet positions in these ministries, although they dominate and control the rest of Iran's ministries. 
D)  Iran's clerics are confined to working for only these five ministries and they are clearly subordinate to the ministers of these cabinet departments. 
E)  The clergy is not allowed to work in any of these ministries or the rest of Iran's bureaucracy. 
A)  While the leaders of these ministries appear to be highly trained technocrats, they are fairly powerless individuals dependent on a powerful clergy. 
B)  The clergy clearly dominates Iran's bureaucracy, with clerical members controlling not only the top cabinet positions but the clear majority of subordinate positions within them. 
C)  The clergy is prevented from holding cabinet positions in these ministries, although they dominate and control the rest of Iran's ministries. 
D)  Iran's clerics are confined to working for only these five ministries and they are clearly subordinate to the ministers of these cabinet departments. 
E)  The clergy is not allowed to work in any of these ministries or the rest of Iran's bureaucracy.

Question 4

The Expediency Council has been set up to mediate differences between the Majles and the

Accepted Answer

A)  Assembly of Experts. 
B)  Chief judge. 
C)  Leader. 
D)  Guardian Council. 
E)  Military. 
A)  Assembly of Experts. 
B)  Chief judge. 
C)  Leader. 
D)  Guardian Council. 
E)  Military.

Question 5

The Constitutional Revolution was important because it

Accepted Answer

A)  instituted a theocracy in Iran. 
B)  introduced features of modern government to Iran such as elections and a national assembly. 
C)  ended the monarchy. 
D)  stated that Sunni Islam would be the official religion of Iran. 
E)  ceded authority to the Ottoman Empire. 
A)  instituted a theocracy in Iran. 
B)  introduced features of modern government to Iran such as elections and a national assembly. 
C)  ended the monarchy. 
D)  stated that Sunni Islam would be the official religion of Iran. 
E)  ceded authority to the Ottoman Empire.

Question 6

Which of the following is NOT a power of the Leader?

Accepted Answer

A)  He can mediate between the legislature, the executive, and the judiciary. 
B)  He chooses the president. 
C)  He is commander-in-chief. 
D)  He has extensive appointment and removal powers over the judiciary. 
E)  He can nominate clerics to the Guardian Council. 
A)  He can mediate between the legislature, the executive, and the judiciary. 
B)  He chooses the president. 
C)  He is commander-in-chief. 
D)  He has extensive appointment and removal powers over the judiciary. 
E)  He can nominate clerics to the Guardian Council.

Question 7

According to your textbook, what is the biggest obstacle to fair elections in Iran?

Accepted Answer

A)  The participation of the Revolutionary Guards in the supervision of voting 
B)  The ability of the Interior Ministry to ban dissident political organizations 
C)  Assaults on regime opponents by club-wielding gangs 
D)  Restrictions on electoral information by the government-controlled radio-television network 
E)  The ability of the Guardian Council to approve all election candidates 
A)  The participation of the Revolutionary Guards in the supervision of voting 
B)  The ability of the Interior Ministry to ban dissident political organizations 
C)  Assaults on regime opponents by club-wielding gangs 
D)  Restrictions on electoral information by the government-controlled radio-television network 
E)  The ability of the Guardian Council to approve all election candidates

Question 8

The Islamic Republic is most aptly called a regime of the

Accepted Answer

A)  Ayatollahs. 
B)  Hojjat al-Islams. 
C)  Majles. 
D)  Hezbollahis. 
E)  Iman Jum'ehs. 
A)  Ayatollahs. 
B)  Hojjat al-Islams. 
C)  Majles. 
D)  Hezbollahis. 
E)  Iman Jum'ehs.

Question 9

Which of the following about the recent 2013 presidential elections is CORRECT?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Leader refused to back the conservative candidates ensuring the Revolutionary Guards and conservative clerical institutions would not interfere with the elections. 
B)  Rouhani ran a platform emphasizing that Iran should not compromise on its foreign policy stances, including its nuclear program. 
C)  Massive uprisings occurred after the election, protesting the unfair nature of Iranian elections. 
D)  Rouhani became the first non-cleric president to lead Iran in twenty four years. 
E)  A hardline conservative, Rouhani ran on a populist platform including the need to provide a monthly stipend to Iran's citizens. 
A)  The Leader refused to back the conservative candidates ensuring the Revolutionary Guards and conservative clerical institutions would not interfere with the elections. 
B)  Rouhani ran a platform emphasizing that Iran should not compromise on its foreign policy stances, including its nuclear program. 
C)  Massive uprisings occurred after the election, protesting the unfair nature of Iranian elections. 
D)  Rouhani became the first non-cleric president to lead Iran in twenty four years. 
E)  A hardline conservative, Rouhani ran on a populist platform including the need to provide a monthly stipend to Iran's citizens.

Question 10

Educated women in Iran

Accepted Answer

A)  harbor numerous grievances against the regime especially the imposition of the veil. 
B)  play a minor role in the Iranian economy. 
C)  hold no positions in the government. 
D)  have established their own political organizations. 
E)  are allowed to hold any job including president and court judges. 
A)  harbor numerous grievances against the regime especially the imposition of the veil. 
B)  play a minor role in the Iranian economy. 
C)  hold no positions in the government. 
D)  have established their own political organizations. 
E)  are allowed to hold any job including president and court judges.

Question 11

Youth politics in Iran centers mainly on

Accepted Answer

A)  old age care. 
B)  youth unemployment. 
C)  the suppression of civil liberties and political rights. 
D)  youth subsidization of the Iranian welfare state. 
E)  the limited nature of educational opportunities. 
A)  old age care. 
B)  youth unemployment. 
C)  the suppression of civil liberties and political rights. 
D)  youth subsidization of the Iranian welfare state. 
E)  the limited nature of educational opportunities.

Question 12

A situation where poorer states are vulnerable to sudden fluctuations in richer economies and dependent on the export of raw materials, whose prices often stagnate or decline, while prices for the manufactured products they import invariably increase is called

Accepted Answer

A)  economic dependency . 
B)  rentierism. 
C)  interdependency. 
D)  economic addiction. 
E)  mercantilism. 
A)  economic dependency . 
B)  rentierism. 
C)  interdependency. 
D)  economic addiction. 
E)  mercantilism.

Question 13

From the 1950s through the 1970s, all of the following generally deterred foreigners from investing in Iran EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A)  government corruption. 
B)  fear of government confiscation . 
C)  a small internal market . 
D)  clerical rule . 
E)  labor costs . 
A)  government corruption. 
B)  fear of government confiscation . 
C)  a small internal market . 
D)  clerical rule . 
E)  labor costs .

Question 14

The authority of clerics in the Iranian theocratic political system comes from

Accepted Answer

A)  their direct communications with God. 
B)  their direct lineage to Prophet Muhammad. 
C)  their scholarly knowledge of religious scriptures and God's law. 
D)  the Qu'ran. 
E)  historical precedence, when clerics ruled Iran in the past. 
A)  their direct communications with God. 
B)  their direct lineage to Prophet Muhammad. 
C)  their scholarly knowledge of religious scriptures and God's law. 
D)  the Qu'ran. 
E)  historical precedence, when clerics ruled Iran in the past.

Question 15

The term dual society refers to a

Accepted Answer

A)  society and economy that are sharply divided into a modern, usually richer, and a traditional, usually poorer, sector. 
B)  modern economy versus a traditional society. 
C)  religious and a secular society existing side by side. 
D)  society divided roughly equally between two ethnic groups. 
E)  country in which all citizens have dual citizenship. 
A)  society and economy that are sharply divided into a modern, usually richer, and a traditional, usually poorer, sector. 
B)  modern economy versus a traditional society. 
C)  religious and a secular society existing side by side. 
D)  society divided roughly equally between two ethnic groups. 
E)  country in which all citizens have dual citizenship.

Question 16

Discuss the relative role and powers of the Iranian Majles.  Explain two major limitations on the role and powers of this political institution.

Accepted Answer

The Iranian Majles, also known as the Is

Question 17

Iranian president Rouhani won the presidency in 2013 running on a platform promising to

Accepted Answer

A)  reverse many of the liberal changes implemented under former president Ahmadinejad. 
B)  take a hard line on Israel saying that it should be wiped off the face of the earth. 
C)  reduce poverty and promote social justice. 
D)  stand up to the United States on the issue of Iran's nuclear program. 
E)  strengthen the rule of law and fix the economy. 
A)  reverse many of the liberal changes implemented under former president Ahmadinejad. 
B)  take a hard line on Israel saying that it should be wiped off the face of the earth. 
C)  reduce poverty and promote social justice. 
D)  stand up to the United States on the issue of Iran's nuclear program. 
E)  strengthen the rule of law and fix the economy.

Question 18

Which three groups harbor the most resentment regarding the lack of civil rights from the Islamic Republic?

Accepted Answer

A)  Military officers, the bazaari , and religious minorities 
B)  Modern middle class, the Azeri population, and the lower classes 
C)  Modern middle class, students, and military officers 
D)  Organized labor, the lower classes, and students 
E)  Jews, educated women, and students 
A)  Military officers, the bazaari , and religious minorities 
B)  Modern middle class, the Azeri population, and the lower classes 
C)  Modern middle class, students, and military officers 
D)  Organized labor, the lower classes, and students 
E)  Jews, educated women, and students

Question 19

Iran's first highly centralized state with a standing army and a large administrative bureaucracy was established by

Accepted Answer

A)  Ayatollah Khomeini. 
B)  Muhammad Reza Shah. 
C)  the Safavids. 
D)  the Qajars. 
E)  Reza Khan. 
A)  Ayatollah Khomeini. 
B)  Muhammad Reza Shah. 
C)  the Safavids. 
D)  the Qajars. 
E)  Reza Khan.

Question 20

Iran's theocratic constitution following the Islamic Revolution was

Accepted Answer

A)  imposed upon Iran by Ayatollah Khomeini. 
B)  submitted to a vote by Iran's hojjat-al-Islams and ayatollahs. 
C)  publicly endorsed by the pasdaran, forcing Iran's middle-ranking clerics to support the new regime. 
D)  submitted to a popular vote. 
E)  endorsed by the United States. 
A)  imposed upon Iran by Ayatollah Khomeini. 
B)  submitted to a vote by Iran's hojjat-al-Islams and ayatollahs. 
C)  publicly endorsed by the pasdaran, forcing Iran's middle-ranking clerics to support the new regime. 
D)  submitted to a popular vote. 
E)  endorsed by the United States.

Which of the following was NOT a policy pursued by Khomeini, which had the effect of isolating Iran from the Western world?

Political parties in Iran

How does your textbook characterize the relationship of Iran's clerics with its most sensitive ministries?

The Expediency Council has been set up to mediate differences between the Majles and the

The Constitutional Revolution was important because it

Which of the following is NOT a power of the Leader?

According to your textbook, what is the biggest obstacle to fair elections in Iran?

The Islamic Republic is most aptly called a regime of the

Which of the following about the recent 2013 presidential elections is CORRECT?

Educated women in Iran

Youth politics in Iran centers mainly on

A situation where poorer states are vulnerable to sudden fluctuations in richer economies and dependent on the export of raw materials, whose prices often stagnate or decline, while prices for the manufactured products they import invariably increase is called

From the 1950s through the 1970s, all of the following generally deterred foreigners from investing in Iran EXCEPT

The authority of clerics in the Iranian theocratic political system comes from

The term dual society refers to a

Discuss the relative role and powers of the Iranian Majles. Explain two major limitations on the role and powers of this political institution.

Iranian president Rouhani won the presidency in 2013 running on a platform promising to

Which three groups harbor the most resentment regarding the lack of civil rights from the Islamic Republic?

Iran's first highly centralized state with a standing army and a large administrative bureaucracy was established by

Iran's theocratic constitution following the Islamic Revolution was

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Exam 14: Iran

Which of the following was NOT a policy pursued by Khomeini, which had the effect of isolating Iran from the Western world?

Political parties in Iran

How does your textbook characterize the relationship of Iran's clerics with its most sensitive ministries?

The Expediency Council has been set up to mediate differences between the Majles and the

The Constitutional Revolution was important because it

Which of the following is NOT a power of the Leader?

According to your textbook, what is the biggest obstacle to fair elections in Iran?

The Islamic Republic is most aptly called a regime of the

Which of the following about the recent 2013 presidential elections is CORRECT?

Educated women in Iran

Youth politics in Iran centers mainly on

A situation where poorer states are vulnerable to sudden fluctuations in richer economies and dependent on the export of raw materials, whose prices often stagnate or decline, while prices for the manufactured products they import invariably increase is called

From the 1950s through the 1970s, all of the following generally deterred foreigners from investing in Iran EXCEPT

The authority of clerics in the Iranian theocratic political system comes from

The term dual society refers to a

Discuss the relative role and powers of the Iranian Majles. Explain two major limitations on the role and powers of this political institution.

Iranian president Rouhani won the presidency in 2013 running on a platform promising to

Which three groups harbor the most resentment regarding the lack of civil rights from the Islamic Republic?

Iran's first highly centralized state with a standing army and a large administrative bureaucracy was established by

Iran's theocratic constitution following the Islamic Revolution was

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