- 1. When did the Iranian hostage crisis begin?
A) September 11, 2001
B) December 7, 1941
C) January 20, 1981
D) November 4, 1979
- 2. How many American hostages were held in the US Embassy in Tehran?
A) 52
B) 30
C) 75
D) 103
- 3. How long were the American hostages held in captivity?
A) 444 days
B) 365 days
C) 200 days
D) 600 days
- 4. Who was the President of the United States during the Iranian hostage crisis?
A) Ronald Reagan
B) Jimmy Carter
C) George W. Bush
D) Bill Clinton
- 5. Which city was the US Embassy located in where the hostages were held?
A) Kabul
B) Riyadh
C) Tehran
D) Baghdad
- 6. Which US military operation was launched in an attempt to rescue the hostages?
A) Operation Eagle Claw
B) Operation Desert Storm
C) Operation Iraqi Freedom
D) Operation Enduring Freedom
- 7. Which US secretary of state secretly helped negotiate the release of the hostages?
A) John Kerry
B) Warren Christopher
C) Condoleezza Rice
D) Hillary Clinton
- 8. When did the United States formally sever diplomatic ties with Iran following the hostage crisis?
A) October 12, 1981
B) March 29, 1984
C) February 14, 1979
D) April 7, 1980
- 9. Following the hostage crisis, how did the US attempt to exert pressure on Iran?
A) Cultural exchange programs
B) Economic sanctions
C) Military invasion
D) Arming Iranian opposition groups
- 10. What was the name of the US President who succeeded Jimmy Carter and faced the challenges of the hostage crisis?
A) Ronald Reagan
B) Gerald Ford
C) Richard Nixon
D) George H. W. Bush
- 11. Which international organization condemned the hostage-taking by Iran and called for the hostages' release?
A) United Nations
B) NATO
C) Organization of American States
D) European Union
- 12. Who was the leader of Iran during the hostage crisis?
A) Hassan Rouhani
B) Ayatollah Khomeini
C) Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
D) Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi
- 13. Which country agreed to act as an intermediary between the US and Iran during the hostage crisis?
A) Israel
B) France
C) Algeria
D) Saudi Arabia
- 14. What was the specific date when the Iranian Hostage Crisis ended?
A) March 5, 1981
B) January 20, 1981
C) February 14, 1980
D) November 4, 1980
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