For which of the following reasons is the Safavid Empire considered important?
A. The Safavid Empire prevented the Persians from adopting Islam.
B. The Safavid rulers gave Sunni religious authorities a role in governing their empire.
C. The Safavids consolidated the Persian identity and Arab identity as one and the
same.
D. The Safavid Empire did not allow Persian art and culture to develop.
E. The Safavids shaped and centralized Shi'i Islam as a state religion.
Q. 2Which of the following was a result of the activities of the Pahlavi Dynasty in Iran?
A. abolishment of Shi'ism
B. the discovery of oil
C. the 1979 revolution
D. the introduction of Islam
E. a non-democratic governance
Q. 3Which of the following did Cyrus the Great undertake in Iran?
A. He oppressed the poor with tyrannical rule.
B. He introduced the idea of freedom of worship.
C. He advocated that Babylonians' religious traditions were a hindrance to the nation's
development.
D. He abolished the concept of human rights.
E. He took over the Achaemenid Empire from the Arabs
Q. 4Which of the following did the Pahlavi Dynasty in Iran undertake in the first half of the twentieth century?
A. They aimed to modernize the country.
B. They used anti- repressive tactics to rule the nation.
C. They supported the nationalist revolution.
D. They implemented democratic governance.
E. They placed primary importance on human rights for the citizens.
Q. 5The goal of the Atomic Energy Organization (AEO) of Iran was to construct a network of more than 20 nuclear power plants.
Indicate whether this statement is true or false.
Q. 6Which of the following occurred when Arab invaders brought Islam to Persia?
A. Persians discarded all Islamic principles.
B. Persians replaced Shi'ism with Islam.
C. Persians considered Islam to be the sole religion which governed all areas of society.
D. Persians prevented the spread of Islam in their society.
E. Persians integrated Islam into their own culture.
Q. 7The Revolutionary Guards in Iran are charged with controlling Iran's borders.
Indicate whether this statement is true or false.