Iran
What title was given to Iran's ruler before the uprising?
The Shah
What peaceful method did activists use to protest unfair laws?
Nonviolent resistance
What system separated people by race in South Africa?
Apartheid
What is the main character of Persepolis?
Marjane (or Marji)
Who is the author of Born a Crime?
Trevor Noah
What do we call the Iranian uprising of 1979?
The Islamic Revolution
What kind of protest involved taking over segregated lunch counters?
Sit-ins
Who was the leader who fought against the government?
Nelson Mandela
What does the main character want to grow up to be when she is young?
A prophet
Why was the author's birth considered a crime?
His parents were of different races
Which country bombed Iran and started a war?
Iraq
What was the name of the protest planned to integrate inter-state buses?
Freedom Rides
What was the purpose of the Population Registration Act of 1950?
Demanded that people register with the government according to their racial group
Which family member makes swans out of bread?
Uncle Anoosh
What skills enabled the author to survive and move between different groups?
Speaking multiple languages
What did girls and women have to wear after the uprising?
A veil
In which city and state was there a bus boycott?
Montgomery, Alabama
In what year were the first democratic elections in South Africa?
1994
To which country do the main character's parents send her at the end of the book?
Austria
Near what type of tree does the main character get bullied by a bunch of boys?
Mulberry
What was ancient Iran called?
Persia
What was the name of the 14 year-old Black boy who was killed by a mob of white men in Mississippi?
Emmett Till
How long of a sentence did the anti-Apartheid leader serve in jail?
27 years
What is the name of the main character's classmate who did a better job on a school project?
Pardisse
How many churches did the main character's mother make the family go to each Sunday?
Three