Economic policy making in Iran today is complicated by

Economic policy making in Iran today is complicated by
 
  a. the predominance of small business.
  b. foreign ownership of major industries.
  c. multiple levels of governmental regulation.
  d. clerical control of large segments of the economy.
  e. the demands of an educated middle class.

 Q. 2

Economically, Iran has been described as having the potential to suffer from the __________ disease as a result of its reliance on a single industry: oil.
 
  a. Swiss
  b. French
  c. Dutch
  d. Russian
  e. Norwegian

 Q. 3

There has been some progress made in normalizing relations between Iran and the United States in the last few years, mostly through negotiations by private individuals who have no official authority, something known as __________ diplomacy.
 
  a. second tier
  b. second level
  c. second phase
  d. track-two
  e. third-rail

 Q. 4

Who organized the overthrow of Prime Minister Mossadeq in 1953?
 
  a. China
  b. Russia
  c. Iraq
  d. The United States
  e. The United Nations

 Q. 5

Over the past decade, the power in Iran has
 
  a. spread widely thanks to the invention of social media.
  b. been concentrated in the hands of several wealthy oligarchs.
  c. shifted from elected officials to unelected ones.
  d. primarily been vested in the general populace.
  e. shifted from unelected officials to elected ones.

 Q. 6

Who appoints the Supreme Leader?
 
  a. The Guardian Council
  b. The Majlis
  c. The Iranian people through direct elections
  d. The Assembly of Experts
  e. The Judicial Council