Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood Quizzes

Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood Quiz 1

1 Who were the first people to come to Iran?
Cyrus the Great

Mongolian armies

Alexander the Great

Indo-European invaders
2 What was the name of the country before it was called Iran?
Iraq

Indo-Europe

Aryan

Persia
3 Which twentieth century Iranian ruler renamed the country Iran?
Mossadeq

the British Prime Minister

Reza Shah

The Shah
4 How was Mossadeq removed from power?
coup

resignation

assassination

peaceful succession of power
5 On which side did Iran fight during World War II?
it was neutral

the Axis powers

the Persian powers

the Allied powers
6 In what year did it become mandatory for Iranian girls to wear veils at school?
1979

1980

1990

1984
7 According to the cultural revolutionaries, what do bilingual schools represent?
capitalism

poor education

colonialism

America
8 What does the author's mother do to protect herself after a picture of her is published around the world?
she does not go out in public

she changes her name

she dyes her hair

she wears heavy coats
9 According to the author, who was the first prophet of Iran?
Moses

Zarathustra

Abraham

Mohammed
10 The author and her friends, as children, do not dress up as which revolutionary figure?
Fidel Castro

Leon Trotsky

Che Guevara

Karl Marx
11 Why is the author so well versed in world history?
she overhears dinner table conversations

her parents bought her books as a child

she sees historical films at a local theater

she watches historical dramas on television
12 How many people die in the fire at the Rex Theater?
750

200

400

1000
13 The author says that the revolution is like what form of transportation?
bicycle

train

car

bus
14 As a child, what is the author's favorite comic book?
Recognition of Patterns

Dialectic Materialism

The Wealth of Nations

Superman
15 What games does Marjane want to play with her parents when they return from the political rallys?
Battleship

Life

Monopoly

Risk
16 Who was the father of the Shah, responsible for the overthrow of the King of Persia?
Zarathustra

Fereydoon Shah

Khosar

Reza Shah
17 What leader of Turkey declared the state a "Western nation?"
Ataturk

Ghandi

Fereydoon

Reza Shah
18 Which Western nation supports Reza Shah in his overthrow of the Persian king?
Germany

United States

France

Britain
19 What political position had Marjane's grandfather held in the Shah's regime?
Prime Minister

Director of the Hospital

Prince

Minister of Culture
20 What political ideology did Marjane's grandfather become persuaded was right?
Socialism

Communism

Democracy

Secularism
21 What kind of torture did Marjane's grandfather undergo when arrested?
water cell

scaldings

psychological torture

whipping
22 After her grandfather was arrested, why did Marjane's grandmother often boil water on the stove?
to heat the house

to make the neighbors think they had food

to purify the water

to keep away the flies
23 Whose tomb does the Shah of Iran visit?
Napoleon

Nebuchadnezzar

Cyrus the Great

The Prince of Persia
24 One day, Marjane's father does not come home because he is doing what activity?
plotting to overthrow the Shah's regime

throwing rocks at soldiers

volunteering at the local hospital

taking photographs of the demonstrations
25 At the hospital, a crowd calls a dead old man a martyr, but the man's widow says that he really died from what disease?
malaria

cancer

yellow fever

rheumatism

Why wouldn’t a relationship work between mehri and her boyfriend, according to marji’s Father?

This is because she is from a lower social class than he is.

Asked by Isaiah H #729475

Answered by Aslan on 12/6/2017 2:55 AM

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“The Veil”: How was education affected by the new regime? Why?

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Answered by Aslan on 3/14/2023 8:12 PM

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Persepolis is a graphic novel. Why do you think Satrapi chose this genre to tell her story?

As a graphic novel, it purposefully rejects the Islamic tenet that there should be no iconic representations of the faith. It boldly denounces the brutality of the regime and calls into question the legitimacy of its rule. The book challenges the...

Asked by Farah A #1277044

Answered by Aslan on 12/8/2022 10:20 PM

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