Ayatollah Khomeini's political recommendations were compiled as a series of lectures he delivered ...

Ayatollah Khomeini's political recommendations were compiled as a series of lectures he delivered in early 1970, and are now known by the name
 
  a. the Guardianship of the Jurist.
  b. the Soul of God.
  c. the Assembly of Experts.
  d. the Partisans of Ali.
  e. the Image of the Enemy.

 Q. 2

The rights of women in Iran have
 
  a. improved since the 1979 revolution.
  b. declined since the 1979 revolution.
  c. remained the same since the 1979 revolution.
  d. served as a positive example for rights activists.
  e. kept restrictive laws from being passed in Iran.

 Q. 3

All of the following are true about presidential elections in Iran EXCEPT
 
  a. elections are officially nonpartisan.
  b. voting occurs in two rounds.
  c. campaign posters are forbidden.
  d. reformers are often kept off the ballots.
  e. women currently are allowed to run for office.

 Q. 4

Which body of the Iranian state has veto power on legislation and potential electoral candidates?
 
  a. Majils
  b. Expediency Council
  c. Assembly of Experts
  d. Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps
  e. Guardian Council

 Q. 5

Observers question the democratic nature of Iranian elections because of
 
  a. the two-round process of elections for the Majlis.
  b. the free media time offered to candidates by the government.
  c. the role of the Guardian Council in approving candidates.
  d. the requirement that the candidates have a university degree.
  e. the age limitation for candidates.

 Q. 6

Of the following, which is directly elected by the Iranian people?
 
  a. The Supreme Leader
  b. The Majlis
  c. The SAVAK
  d. The Expediency Council
  e. The Revolutionary Guard

 Q. 7

The fact that such a large percentage of the population in Iran is under age 30 is politically significant because
 
  a. young people are easier for the government to control.
  b. they were born after the 1979 revolution and do not remember the Shah's regime.
  c. they were born after the collapse of the Soviet Union and do not understand Marxism.
  d. younger people in Iran are being drawn to Sunni mosques.
  e. they have been brainwashed by the regime to hate foreigners.