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