The Shah’s Rule
The Ayatollahs’ Rule
Current Day
Examples in Persepolis
100

What was the name for the Shah’s program?

The White Revolution

100

Who created Islamic Law?

Ayatollah Kohmeini

100

What percent of students in universities are women?

60%

100

During whose rule was Marjane Satrapi born?

The Shah’s Rule

200

What was seen as un-Islamic in 1963?

Women gaining the right to vote and/or run for office

200

What was the minimum age to marry as a women during Kohmeini’s rule?

9 years old

200

How many women are in the Iranian Parliament today?

14 out of 290

200

Why was Marjane Satrapi’s dream of becoming educated like Marie Curie crushed?

The changes in women’s education and/or the closing of universities

300

What was the minimum age for marriage during the Shah’s rule?

15 years old

300

Who was behind Iran’s nuclear capabilities?

Ayatollah Kahmeini

300

Could a woman run for president today?

Theoretically

300

On page 74, what was the reason behind Satrapi’s mother’s fearfulness?

Threats given to her by fundamentalists

400

Whose efforts were behind the significant modernization of women’s education?

The Pahlavi Dynasty
400

What was the education curriculum changed to after the revolution?

How to be a mother

400

If a woman is not married, who will she have to seek for in order to travel outside of the country?

Her Father

400

What were the two types of women Satrapi mentions near the beginning of the revolution?

The Fundamentalist Woman and the Modern Woman

500

What was the main reason women were mostly equal to men during the Shah’s rule?

The separation of religion and politics

500

What was the biggest significant change women had to endure after the revolution?

Gender Segregation

500

Under what law do women have to obey hijab dress codes?

The Sharia Law

500

Who was the biggest worry Satrapi’s mother had when Marjane went on her own to go buy tapes?

The Guardians of the Revolution and/or the Women’s Branch