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