COMPARATIVE POLITICS - 0452

ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN: THEOCRATIC STATE 1979

QUIZ

I. Multiple Choice. Write the capitalized letter of the correct answer.

1. What is the popular uprising in Iran in 1978–79 that resulted in the toppling of the monarchy on February
11, 1979?
a. (Iranian Revolution)
b. Shi’a Revolution
c. People Power Revolution
d. Thocracy of Iran
2. What political theory emphasizes the importance of political culture in affecting political behavior and
institutions?
a. Republican Theory
b. Democratic Theory
c. Islamic Fundamentalism
d. (Lucian Pye’s Political Culture Theory)
3. Who is the proponent of the theory of religious fundamentalism?
a. Lucian Pye
b. (Karen Armstrong)
c. Lucy Fer Luz
d. Crane Brinton
4. What affected the extreme nationalism and fundamentalism of Iran in 1979?
a. Islamic Monarchy
b. Hybrid Democracy
c. (Foreign Threats of Western Influence)
d. Theocracy
5. What system did the Iranian Revolution toppled in February 11, 1979?
a. (Monarchial System)
b. Anarchial System
c. Totalitarian System
d. Dictatorship
6. In a theocratic state, the concept of the _________ is central to the governing ideology.
a. (Supreme Deity)
b. President
c. Prime Minister
d. Bible
7. ____________ became the supreme religious leader of the Islamic Republic of Iran in 1979.
a. Pablo Escobar
b. (Ayatollah Khomeini)
c. Ebrahim Raisi
d. Apollo Quiboloy
8. Long Monarchy is an independent variable of _____.
a. (Hybrid Democracy)
b. Extreme Nationalism and Fundamentalism
c. Foreign Threats of Western Influence
d. Islamic Revolution
9. The Iranian Legal System is structured as a combination of ________ (2pts)
a. Comparative Politics and Public Administration
b. (Islamic Law and Civil Law)
c. Islamic Law and Constitutional Law
d. International Law and Civil Law
 COMPARATIVE POLITICS - 0452
ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN: THEOCRATIC STATE 1979
QUIZ

II. True or False

1. Long monarchy in 1979 is a dependent variable. (False)
2. Shah Pahlavi is the founder of the Islamic Republic of Iran. (False)
3. The word "theocracy" comes from the Greek words "theos" (god) and "kratos" (rule), and it literally
means "rule by god." (True)
4. Edna Mode argues that the rise of Islamic Fundamentalism is a reaction against the nationalist and
secularist ideologies imposed on them by the West, which basically failed the average citizen in Muslim
countries. (False)
5. The Quran and Sunnah are the only sources of law in an Islamic republic. (True)

Prepared By:
Celi, Angelika N.
Grande, Christian James M.
Paraon, Janelle Angelie O.
Santos, Lawrence Jaron G.