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