Iranian–Kurdish conflict - Quiz
Iranian Kurdish conflict
  • 1. What event in July 1989 fueled the KDPI insurrection?
A) The signing of a peace treaty
B) The invasion of Iranian Kurdistan
C) The collapse of the Soviet Union
D) The assassination of its leader in exile
  • 2. When did the KDPI insurgency formally end?
A) 2004
B) 2015
C) 1989
D) 1996
  • 3. What factor contributed to the end of the KDPI insurgency in 1996?
A) Targeted assassinations of KDPI leaders
B) The KDPI joining the Iranian government
C) A total collapse of the Kurdish population
D) International mediation by the UN
  • 4. When did the PJAK insurrection officially begin?
A) April 2004
B) September 2014
C) July 1989
D) May 2015
  • 5. Which group is PJAK affiliated with according to the text?
A) The Marxist PKK
B) The Obama administration
C) The KDPI
D) The Iranian Revolutionary Guard
  • 6. Where is PJAK based?
A) The border area with Iraqi Kurdistan
B) Western Turkey
C) Central Tehran
D) Southern Iran
  • 7. What is the stated goal of PJAK?
A) Establishment of Kurdish autonomy
B) Annexation of Iraq
C) Total overthrow of the global order
D) Merging with the KDPI
  • 8. Which US president's administration declared PJAK a terrorist organization?
A) Obama
B) Clinton
C) Trump
D) Bush
  • 9. What happened to the PDKI stance in 2004?
A) They declared a total war on Iran
B) They dissolved the party
C) They called for the federalization of Iran
D) They joined PJAK
  • 10. What incident sparked riots in Mahabad in May 2015?
A) An attack on an Iranian checkpoint
B) The death of Farinaz Khosravani
C) The assassination of a KDPI leader
D) The detention of a political activist
  • 11. In what year did the KDPI renew clashes after their low-profile period?
A) 2004
B) 2011
C) 2013
D) 2015
  • 12. What did the KDPI do in 1996?
A) Captured a border city
B) Merged with the PJAK
C) Announced a unilateral ceasefire
D) Signed an alliance with Turkey
  • 13. According to Habeeb, what is the PJAK's intent regarding the regime of the Islamic Republic?
A) They seek to establish a puppet government
B) They plan to assassinate its leaders
C) They intend to overthrow it immediately
D) They do not intend to pose any serious threat
  • 14. When did the Iranian offensive on PJAK bases occur, leading to a ceasefire?
A) 2016
B) 2004
C) 2011
D) 2014
  • 15. What occurred in January 2014 involving Iranian forces?
A) They signed a peace deal with the KDPI
B) They captured the PJAK headquarters
C) They killed a KDPI party member
D) They withdrew from Kurdistan
  • 16. What happened in September 2014 regarding the KDPI?
A) They formed a coalition with the Iraqi government
B) They fully disarmed
C) They held a peaceful protest
D) They engaged Iranian security, killing at least 6 soldiers
  • 17. What occurred in June 2015 involving the KDPI?
A) The party officially disbanded
B) A ceasefire agreement was signed
C) A massive protest was held in Tehran
D) An attack on the Revolutionary Guard left 6 people dead
  • 18. How did protesters in Sardasht react in May 2015?
A) Negotiated with local government
B) Fled to Iraq
C) Clashed with police
D) Remained silent
  • 19. Which region was controlled by Jafar Sultan until 1925?
A) Tehran
B) Urumiya
C) Hewraman
D) Mahabad
  • 20. In what year did Jafar Sultan revolt against Persian rule?
A) 1925
B) 1946
C) 1929
D) 1941
  • 21. During which historical period did the Hama Rashid revolt occur?
A) Cold War
B) First World War
C) Second World War
D) Iranian Revolution
  • 22. Who was the main leader of the Hama Rashid revolt?
A) KDP-I leader
B) Komala leader
C) Muhammed Rashid
D) Jafar Sultan
  • 23. Which foreign power occupied northwestern Iran after World War II?
A) Germany
B) United States
C) United Kingdom
D) Soviet Union
  • 24. Which political group attempted to establish the Republic of Mahabad?
A) Komala
B) KDP-I
C) PKK
D) The Hewraman tribes
  • 25. The Republic of Mahabad existed in which modern Iranian province's southern part?
A) East Azerbaijan
B) Kurdistan
C) Tehran
D) West Azerbaijan
  • 26. What other Soviet puppet state emerged alongside the Republic of Mahabad?
A) Iranian Communist State
B) Kurdish People's Front
C) Azerbaijan People's Government
D) Hewraman Republic
  • 27. Why did the Republic of Mahabad fail to incorporate southern Iranian Kurdistan?
A) It was conquered by the Soviet Union
B) It fell inside the Anglo-American zone
C) It was annexed by Iraq
D) The tribes refused to fight
  • 28. When did Soviet forces withdraw from Iran, leading to the collapse of the Mahabad Republic?
A) April 1942
B) December 1982
C) 1967
D) December 1946
  • 29. What policy did the Iranian government adopt regarding the Kurdish community?
A) Forced relocation
B) Granting autonomy
C) Full integration
D) Exploiting divisions
  • 30. When was the Kurdish revolt in Western Iran involving the Mahabad-Urumiya region suppressed?
A) 1967-8
B) 1929
C) 1979
D) 1944
  • 31. The 1979 Kurdish rebellion ended in which year?
A) 1946
B) 1967
C) 1985
D) 1982
  • 32. How many people were displaced during the 1979 Kurdish rebellion?
A) 200,000
B) 10,000
C) 50,000
D) 1,000
  • 33. What was the estimated death toll of the 1979 Kurdish rebellion?
A) 5,000
B) 200,000
C) 1,000
D) 10,000
  • 34. Since which year has the Kurdish–Iranian conflict been ongoing?
A) 1943
B) 1979
C) 1946
D) 1918
  • 35. What event is often cited as the starting point of organized Kurdish political-nationalist separatism in Iran?
A) 2004
B) 1979
C) 1918
D) 1943
  • 36. Which foreign power supported the failed attempt to establish a Kurdish state in 1946?
A) The Ottoman Empire
B) The United Kingdom
C) The United States
D) The USSR
  • 37. Against which dynasty was the Simko Shikak revolt (1918–1922) directed?
A) Pahlavi dynasty
B) Qajar dynasty
C) Safavid dynasty
D) Zand dynasty
  • 38. How does historian Ervand Abrahamian characterize Simko's actions against Assyrians?
A) Diplomatic engagement
B) Religious conversion
C) Massacring thousands
D) Forced displacement
  • 39. What is the primary motive scholars attribute to Simko's 1918–1922 revolt?
A) Promoting religious fundamentalism
B) Establishing personal authority
C) Implementing democratic reform
D) Seeking international recognition
  • 40. Which Kurdish party resumed military activities against the IRGC in 2016 after a period of stalemate?
A) PJAK
B) PAK
C) PDKI
D) Komalah
  • 41. Who signed a border security agreement with Iran in March 2023?
A) The leader of the PDKI
B) Mohammed Shia' Al Sudani
C) The IRGC commander
D) The President of the United States
  • 42. What was the deadline for Iraq to disarm and relocate Kurdish groups to camps near Mosul?
A) June 2026
B) October 2023
C) 19 September 2023
D) 28 August 2023
  • 43. What was the stated goal of the CPFIK?
A) Join the Iranian government
B) Establish an independent state in Iraq
C) Bring down the Islamic Republic and realize self-determination
D) Negotiate a peace treaty with the IRGC
  • 44. When did new clashes break out inside Iran following the 2026 crisis?
A) March 2023
B) April 2016
C) August 2023
D) Early June 2026
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