History of Iran
Graphic Novels
Plot Points
Iran Today
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100
This person ruled Iran up until the Revolution
The Shah
100
The text at the top or bottom of a panel is called what?
Caption
100

This person makes bread swans for Marji.

Uncle Anoosh

100
Iran's legal system is founded on what holy book?
The Quran (Koran)
100
Who lives with Marji, her mother, and father?
Her grandmother
200
With which country does Iran go to war after the Revolution?
Iraq
200
The text that communicates a character's thoughts or actual dialogue is called what?
Speech/thought bubble/balloon
200
Marji's parents send her here at the end of the book.
Vienna
200
In Iran, women are required to wear what?
Veils/headcoverings/hijabs
200
At the beginning, what does Marji want to be when she grows up?
A prophet
300
The Iranian Revolution began in what year?
1979
300
A book about the author's own life is called what?
Autobiography
300
Marji gets in trouble for wearing buttons featuring this famous pop star.
Michael Jackson
300
Islamic Law is called what?
Sharia Law
300
What kind of car does Marji's father drive?
A Cadillac
400
In ancient times, modern-day Iran was called what?
Persia
400
List one way in which graphic novels are different than comic books.
(Multiple right answers)
400
To convince boys to join the army, religious fundamentalists hand them what?
The Key to Paradise
400
Iranian people speak what language?
Farsi (Persian)
400
What building burns down at the beginning of Persepolis?
The Rex Cinema
500
What sparked the Iranian Revolution?
Economic dissatisfaction
500

The space between panels is called what?

Gutter

500
Why does Marji stop believing in God?
Because of the death of her uncle.
500

Which Muslim faction thinks of itself as the "party of the oppressed?" Shia or Sunni

Shia Muslims

500
Why is Marji's uncle Anoosh executed?
For being a political dissident
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