Which of the following did the Persian Constitutional Revolution bring about?
A. removal of the Qajar shah from power
B. the dissolution of the constitutional monarchy
C. the country's first parliament
D. a constitution that offered the state unlimited power
E. abolishment of popular representation
Q. 2What was a consequence of the Safavids' centralized control over religious worship in Iran?
A. It set the stage for the later alliance between religious groups and the bazaari.
B. The ulama lost their position as Muslim legal scholars.
C. It prohibited the formation of relationships between religious groups and merchant
classes.
D. It prevented the mixing of religion and state affairs.
E. It resulted in the large scale development of Sunni sects.
Q. 3Britain and Russia competed for various interests in Iran and divided the country into spheres of influence. Which of the following was a result of this action?
A. both Britain and Russia formally colonized Iran
B. Britain and Russia's military lent power to the Qajar shah
C. Russians had control over the southern, oilrich areas whereas Britain held control
over Northern Iran
D. foreign corporations provided the primary source of growing nationalism during the
20th century
E. foreign corporations helped Iran's rulers suppress nationalistic sentiment
Q. 4Which of the following did the Safavid rulers undertake by advocating Shi'i Islam in Iran?
A. They decentralized control over religious worship.
B. They gave Shi'i religious authorities a role in governing their empire.
C. They deliberately avoided the mixing of religion and state.
D. They abolished the system of formation of religious leaders.
E. They advocated preIslamic Persian civilization in the country.
Q. 5Which of the following would have occurred if the Greco-Persian war had not taken place?
A. Arab invaders would have introduced Islam to Persia.
B. The Achaemenid Empire would have remained the largest empire in the ancient
world.
C. The Persian Empire would have flourished and expanded even further.
D. The Sassanid Empire would have risen.
E. The nation would have witnessed the fall of the Achaemenid Empire.
Q. 6Which of the following did the period from 224 BCE through 641 AD of the Sassanid Empire signify for the Iranians?
A. the flourishing of the preIslamic Persian civilization
B. the period of Arab conquest
C. the first preIslamic dynasty in the nation
D. the rule of Cyrus the Great
E. the introduction of Islam into the nation