Question 1

Some note that Shiism resembles Christianity in its

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A)  belief that baptism can cleanse a person of past sins. 
B)  belief in a religious figure that will return to the world and restore faith and justice. 
C)  inherently political nature. 
D)  veneration of Jesus and Mary. 
A)  belief that baptism can cleanse a person of past sins. 
B)  belief in a religious figure that will return to the world and restore faith and justice. 
C)  inherently political nature. 
D)  veneration of Jesus and Mary.

Question 2

Reza Shah Pahlavi is noted for his

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A)  efforts at top-down modernization in Iran. 
B)  attempt to make Iranian politics more consistent with Shia beliefs. 
C)  effort to create a secular and democratic Iran. 
D)  hostility toward the United States in favor of other Middle Eastern states. 
A)  efforts at top-down modernization in Iran. 
B)  attempt to make Iranian politics more consistent with Shia beliefs. 
C)  effort to create a secular and democratic Iran. 
D)  hostility toward the United States in favor of other Middle Eastern states.

Question 3

Executive power in Iran lies primarily with the

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A)  supreme leader and president. 
B)  president's Assembly of Experts. 
C)  supreme leader and Majlis. 
D)  president and the Guardian Council. 
A)  supreme leader and president. 
B)  president's Assembly of Experts. 
C)  supreme leader and Majlis. 
D)  president and the Guardian Council.

Question 4

Which of the following statements about the 2013 election of Hassan Rouhani to the presidency is accurate?

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A)  The supreme leader failed to demonstrate support for any individual candidate,freeing up Rouhani to dominate the field. 
B)  Rouhani took a hard line on the nuclear issue during the campaign phase,arguing that Iran should publicly pursue a weapons program. 
C)  Rouhani's previous 2005-2007 term as president was fondly remembered by many Iranians,giving him a boost against more inexperienced candidates. 
D)  Rouhani openly repudiated Islam in the final stages of the election,arguing for a purely secular government. 
A)  The supreme leader failed to demonstrate support for any individual candidate,freeing up Rouhani to dominate the field. 
B)  Rouhani took a hard line on the nuclear issue during the campaign phase,arguing that Iran should publicly pursue a weapons program. 
C)  Rouhani's previous 2005-2007 term as president was fondly remembered by many Iranians,giving him a boost against more inexperienced candidates. 
D)  Rouhani openly repudiated Islam in the final stages of the election,arguing for a purely secular government.

Question 5

The term ayatollah refers to

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A)  a member of a powerful higher clergy within Shiism's religious leadership. 
B)  the belief in the role of the Koran as the final word of God. 
C)  the Safavid and Qajar-era monarchs. 
D)  Jews and Christians who are respected in Islam as "people of the Book." 
A)  a member of a powerful higher clergy within Shiism's religious leadership. 
B)  the belief in the role of the Koran as the final word of God. 
C)  the Safavid and Qajar-era monarchs. 
D)  Jews and Christians who are respected in Islam as "people of the Book."

Question 6

Describe the burst of political party development after the 1979 revolution,as well as its contraction leading up to the 1987 elections.How was political debate transformed in the Majlis after 1987?

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A good answer will note that Iran's curr

Question 7

Mohammad Khatami's presidency is best known for his

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A)  attempts at political reform. 
B)  attempts to roll back earlier political reform. 
C)  leadership during the Iran-Iraq war. 
D)  role in restarting Iran's nuclear weapons program. 
A)  attempts at political reform. 
B)  attempts to roll back earlier political reform. 
C)  leadership during the Iran-Iraq war. 
D)  role in restarting Iran's nuclear weapons program.

Question 8

Operation Ajax refers to

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A)  the removal of Reza Khan by the British in 1941. 
B)  the seizure of the American embassy in 1979. 
C)  the first policies of land reform under the White Revolution in 1963. 
D)  the U.S.-UK covert program that was instrumental in the overthrow of Mohammad Mosaddeq. 
A)  the removal of Reza Khan by the British in 1941. 
B)  the seizure of the American embassy in 1979. 
C)  the first policies of land reform under the White Revolution in 1963. 
D)  the U.S.-UK covert program that was instrumental in the overthrow of Mohammad Mosaddeq.

Question 9

Iranians differ from much of the Middle East in that

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A)  they are majority Sufi. 
B)  they are majority Sunni. 
C)  they are not Arabs and do not speak Arabic. 
D)  Iran is a monarchy. 
A)  they are majority Sufi. 
B)  they are majority Sunni. 
C)  they are not Arabs and do not speak Arabic. 
D)  Iran is a monarchy.

Question 10

Which of the following descriptions best characterizes the policy of the Islamic Republic toward drug and alcohol abuse in Iran?

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A)  hands-off policy that has allowed drug abuse to flourish 
B)  fairly liberal policy from the inception of the Islamic Republic resembling that of European welfare states 
C)  severe punishment policies,including capital punishment,despite widespread illegal consumption of drugs and alcohol 
D)  initially forgiving,treatment-based policy that has become more cruel and punishment-oriented in recent years 
A)  hands-off policy that has allowed drug abuse to flourish 
B)  fairly liberal policy from the inception of the Islamic Republic resembling that of European welfare states 
C)  severe punishment policies,including capital punishment,despite widespread illegal consumption of drugs and alcohol 
D)  initially forgiving,treatment-based policy that has become more cruel and punishment-oriented in recent years

Some note that Shiism resembles Christianity in its

Reza Shah Pahlavi is noted for his

Executive power in Iran lies primarily with the

Which of the following statements about the 2013 election of Hassan Rouhani to the presidency is accurate?

The term ayatollah refers to

Describe the burst of political party development after the 1979 revolution,as well as its contraction leading up to the 1987 elections.How was political debate transformed in the Majlis after 1987?

Mohammad Khatami's presidency is best known for his

Operation Ajax refers to

Iranians differ from much of the Middle East in that

Which of the following descriptions best characterizes the policy of the Islamic Republic toward drug and alcohol abuse in Iran?

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Exam 10: Iran

Some note that Shiism resembles Christianity in its

Reza Shah Pahlavi is noted for his

Executive power in Iran lies primarily with the

Which of the following statements about the 2013 election of Hassan Rouhani to the presidency is accurate?

The term ayatollah refers to

Describe the burst of political party development after the 1979 revolution,as well as its contraction leading up to the 1987 elections.How was political debate transformed in the Majlis after 1987?

Mohammad Khatami's presidency is best known for his

Operation Ajax refers to

Iranians differ from much of the Middle East in that

Which of the following descriptions best characterizes the policy of the Islamic Republic toward drug and alcohol abuse in Iran?

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