- 1. The Sasanian monarchs claimed to be descended from which legendary Iranian dynasty?
A) Achaemenids
B) Kayanids
C) Parthians
D) Seleucids
- 2. Which sacred text mentions the Kayanid dynasty?
A) Bundahishn
B) Avesta
C) Kar-Namag i Ardashir i Pabagan
D) Shahnameh
- 3. The Kayanid dynasty is commonly thought to be based upon which historical dynasty?
A) Sumerian
B) Achaemenid
C) Median
D) Parthian
- 4. Which historical figure's empire was conquered by Alexander the Great, similar to the legendary Dara?
A) Darius I
B) Darius III
C) Cyrus the Great
D) Xerxes I
- 5. According to the Kar-Namag i Ardashir i Pabagan, Ardashir was the son of whom?
A) Sasan
B) Darius III
C) Alexander the Great
D) Pabag
- 6. Who was Pabag in the context of the Sasanian lineage accounts?
A) A Zoroastrian high priest
B) A Kayanid prince
C) A Persian king
D) A feudal ruler in Persis
- 7. Which historian suggested that Ardashir claimed descent from whoever was most convenient?
A) Xenophon
B) Touraj Daryaee
C) Herodotus
D) Martin Schwartz
- 8. What is the primary reason the Sasanians claimed descent from the Achaemenids?
A) Religious mandate
B) To avoid war
C) Prestige and legitimacy
D) Tax exemptions
- 9. The name 'Sasan' was thought to be composed of which epigraphic form?
A) Pab
B) Dara
C) Ssn
D) Kay
- 10. According to Martin Schwartz, the deity on pottery wares is identified as what?
A) An old Semitic goddess
B) A Roman god
C) A Zoroastrian guardian deity
D) A Kayanid king
- 11. Where was the Semitic goddess Ssn worshiped in the second millennium BC?
A) Taxila
B) Persepolis
C) Ugarit
D) Ctesiphon
- 12. Where were the coins containing the word 'Sasa' found?
A) Babylon
B) Ugarit
C) Taxila
D) Persis
- 13. The symbols on the Taxila coins are similar to those of which Sasanian ruler?
A) Darius III
B) Sasan
C) Ardashir
D) Shapur I
- 14. What did the Sasanians possibly do regarding Sasan's rank?
A) Raised it to that of a god
B) Demoted it to a mortal
C) Declared it an ancient city
D) Removed it from historical records
- 15. The nickname 'Kay' was used to relate Ardashir to which figures?
A) The Parthian monarchs
B) The legendary Kayanians
C) The Greek conquerors
D) The Semitic gods
- 16. In what year was the Sasanian dynasty founded?
A) 200 CE
B) 224 CE
C) 651 CE
D) 336 BC
- 17. What title was used to describe the Sasanian sovereign?
A) Emperor
B) Shahanshah
C) Spahbed
D) Caliph
- 18. Where did the Sasanian dynasty fall in 651 CE?
A) India
B) Persia
C) China
D) Western Europe
- 19. What is another name for the Sasanian Empire?
A) Neo-Persian Empire
B) Kayanian Empire
C) Achaemenid Empire
D) Indo-Parthian Empire
- 20. Who was the last recorded member of the Sasanian royal house in China?
A) Ardashir I
B) Yazdegerd III
C) Narsieh
D) Papak
- 21. What surname did Narsieh adopt in China?
A) Sasan
B) Li
C) Papak
D) Tang
- 22. Which official sometimes held effective power besides the Shahanshah?
A) Governor
B) General
C) Priest
D) Spahbed
- 23. Against which ruler did Papak revolt at the beginning of the third century?
A) Ardashir I
B) Alexander the Great
C) Artabanus IV
D) Darius III
- 24. According to the Shahnameh, where did the ancestors of Sasan reside following Alexander's conquests?
A) China
B) India
C) Persis
D) Sakastan
- 25. Which historian suggested the Sasanian family descended from the Indo-Parthians of Sakastan?
A) Khodadad Rezakhani
B) Marek Jan Olbrycht
C) Ardashir I
D) Gaozong
- 26. What specific evidence did scholars use to suggest a link between Sasanians and Indo-Parthians?
A) Marriage records
B) Coinage
C) Religious texts
D) Architecture
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