Question 1

Which of the following statements about Vilayati-i Faqih is not true?

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A)   It means "governance of the jurist"
B)   It was devised by Ayatollah Khomeini to allow the clergy to become the political leaders of Iran
C)   It was the traditional form of Shi‛ite government
D)   It was designed to ensure that shari‛ah law would become the basis of administration and governmentE) B) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 2

When leading ayatollahs and opposition members called for Iranians to observe a day of mourning for the deaths of student protestors in Qum in 1978, they effectively ____________________________.

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A)   carried out the desires of the shah
B)   fused the rhythm of political protest with the framework of Shi'a Islamic rituals, thus granting the religious establishment implicit authority to guide and direct the protest
C)   absolved the shah's regime of any wrong-doing
D)   dismissed the concerns of the families of the students, who were proponents of the shah and feared facing charges for the opposition movement's activitiesE) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 3

Which of the following best captures the relationship between ulama and the new Islamic Republic's land reform measures?

Accepted Answer

A)   The ulama and urban working classes were unified in support of land reform during the 1980s
B)   Despite opposition of some ulama, the government successfully redistributed land in the countryside during the 1980s
C)   Large land-owning ulama worked to successfully undermine much of the land redistribution with rulings that emphasized Islamic jurisprudence in support of private property
D)   The ulama worked on behalf of peasants to call for more equitable land distributionE) A) and B)
F) B) and D)

Question 4

Black Friday was significant because it "placed a sea of blood between the shah and the people."

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Which of the following leadership positions are chosen by popular vote?

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A)   members of the Majlis
B)   Supreme Islamic jurist
C)   Revolutionary Guards
D)   Council of GuardiansE) A) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 6

During the late 1980s, Iranian politics developed a pattern of _____________________, centered on Khomeini's personal charisma and his constitutional powers as supreme Islamic jurist.

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Question 7

How did the culmination of the revolutionary protest movement in December 1978 in Iran correspond with religious martyrdom?

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Question 8

The Iranian Revolution has been described as "one of the greatest populist explosions in human history." How accurate do you believe this statement to be?

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The statement that the Iranian Revolutio...

Question 9

Identify and explain the significance of Vilayati-i Faqih (Government of the Islamic Jurist).

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It established the Supreme Islamic Jurist as the most powerful position in the governmental structure, and, as with the Council of Guardians, the supreme jurist was selected by appointment, not by popular elections. The position was to be held by "an honest, virtuous, well-informed, courageous, efficient administrator and religious jurist" who would serve as the leader of the people in the absence of the Hidden Twelfth Imam. Among the wide-ranging constitutional powers granted to the Islamic jurist was the right to appoint half the members of the Council of Guardians and to appoint and dismiss the commander in chief of the armed forces and the Revolutionary Guards as well as the commanders of the army, navy, and air force. In addition, the Islamic jurist was empowered to rule on the qualifications of candidates for president and to confirm the president's election. The creation of the position of supreme Islamic jurist was a triumph for Khomeini's long-standing belief that a truly Islamic state could be ensured only by the governance of the religious establishment.

Question 10

Which of the following statements most accurately describe the ideas of Ali Shari‛ati?

Accepted Answer

A)   He opposed Ayatollah Khomeini's Islamist ideology, asserting that Iran must remain a secular country divorced from Islam
B)   He advanced a reformist doctrine that combined elements of Marxism, Shi'ism, and Iranian patriotism
C)   He believed that Iran had gone astray in the first half of the twentieth century because its people had stopped listening to the wisdom of the ulama
D)   He denounced the "secular faith" of the Freedom MovementE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 11

What factors led to the growing prevalence of political Islam in the 1970s and 1980s.

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The growing prevalence of political Isla...

Question 12

In 1980, which country attacked Iran partly due to the threat it felt by the Iranian revolution?

Accepted Answer

A)   Egypt
B)   Iraq
C)   the United States
D)   AfghanistanE) A) and B)
F) C) and D)

Question 13

What event helped trigger the transformation of the opposition to Muhammad Reza Shah from a moderate reformist movement into a popular Islamic revolution?

Accepted Answer

A)   A scandalous attack against Ayatollah Khomeini published in a government newspaper
B)   The exile of Ayatollah Khomeini to Turkey
C)   The triumphant return of Ayatollah Khomeini from exile
D)   The publication of Vilayati-I Faqih: Hukomat-i IslamiE) A) and B)
F) C) and D)

Question 14

A recession in 1978 was the direct result of the shah's new economic policies. Unemployed urban workers were receptive to the calls for protest, and joined the students and merchants in demonstrating against the regime.

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A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 15

Describe the shah's activities that preceded the 1979 Iranian revolution.

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Question 16

The 1979 Iranian revolution brought an end to both the shah's regime as well as the Pahlavi dynasty.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

What were the two intertwining sentiments at work in the Iranian revolution?

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Question 18

Which of the following is NOT a reason that the Freedom Movement came to endorse Khomeini's camp as the forefront of opposition?

Accepted Answer

A)   Sense of alienation among recently urbanized workers made many urban workers receptive to protest couched in Islamic terms
B)   Like Khomeini, Freedom Movement leaders called for a government based on Islamic law
C)   The shah's brutal crackdowns made Khomeini's radical anti-Western, Islamic rhetoric attractive to the masses
D)   None of these answers are correct.E) All of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 19

The two most important opposition parties to emerge in Iran prior to the revolution were the militant wing of the ulama and the liberal __________________.

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Question 20

What was the core message of the Freedom Movement's ideologue Ali Shari'ati?

Accepted Answer

A)   It was through Marxist teachings-and not Islam-that Iranians could overcome the shah's oppressive regime and make a better Iran
B)   Shi'ism was an activist faith that required its adherents to oppose injustice and to assert their cultural heritage in the face of Western models of development
C)   The religious scholasticism provided by the ulama would be the saving grace of a state previously enamored with the West
D)   Iran must not look to the United States, but to France for its political modelE) A) and B)
F) A) and D) B

Exam 18: The Iranian Revolution and the Revival of Islam

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When leading ayatollahs and opposition members called for Iranians to observe a day of mourning for the deaths of student protestors in Qum in 1978, they effectively ____________________________.

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Which of the following best captures the relationship between ulama and the new Islamic Republic's land reform measures?

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Black Friday was significant because it "placed a sea of blood between the shah and the people."

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Which of the following leadership positions are chosen by popular vote?

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During the late 1980s, Iranian politics developed a pattern of _____________________, centered on Khomeini's personal charisma and his constitutional powers as supreme Islamic jurist.

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How did the culmination of the revolutionary protest movement in December 1978 in Iran correspond with religious martyrdom?

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The Iranian Revolution has been described as "one of the greatest populist explosions in human history." How accurate do you believe this statement to be?

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What factors led to the growing prevalence of political Islam in the 1970s and 1980s.

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What event helped trigger the transformation of the opposition to Muhammad Reza Shah from a moderate reformist movement into a popular Islamic revolution?

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A recession in 1978 was the direct result of the shah's new economic policies. Unemployed urban workers were receptive to the calls for protest, and joined the students and merchants in demonstrating against the regime.

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Describe the shah's activities that preceded the 1979 Iranian revolution.

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The 1979 Iranian revolution brought an end to both the shah's regime as well as the Pahlavi dynasty.

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Which of the following is NOT a reason that the Freedom Movement came to endorse Khomeini's camp as the forefront of opposition?

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