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Mahvash
  • 1. What was Mahvash's birth name?
A) Masoumeh Azizi Borujerdi
B) Sardar Saker
C) Mahvash Borujerdi
D) Leyli Majnun
  • 2. In which year did Mahvash die?
A) 1950
B) 1961
C) 1960
D) 1957
  • 3. Where was Mahvash born?
A) Esfahan, Iran
B) Shiraz, Iran
C) Tehran, Iran
D) Borujerd, Iran
  • 4. What was the title of the book Mahvash published in 1957?
A) A Girl from Esfahan
B) The Sun Shines
C) Secrets of Sexual Fulfillment
D) Ladder of Progress
  • 5. Where is Mahvash buried?
A) Tehran Central Cemetery
B) A private estate in Tehran
C) Borujerd City Cemetery
D) Ibn Babawayh Cemetery
  • 6. What type of singing style was Mahvash famous for using with her male audience?
A) A cappella chanting
B) Monologue singing
C) Classical opera
D) Call and response
  • 7. In what decade did Mahvash gain fame as a singer of the people?
A) 1940s
B) 1960s
C) 1930s
D) 1950s
  • 8. Why did religious authorities initially object to Mahvash's burial in a Muslim cemetery?
A) She was a foreign national
B) She was considered unclean and unchaste as an entertainer
C) She died in a car accident
D) She was not a Muslim
  • 9. What was the cause of Mahvash's death?
A) A car accident
B) A plane crash
C) Old age
D) Illness
  • 10. Which film was directed by George Ovadiah and featured Mahvash in 1959?
A) A Girl from Esfahan
B) Ladder of Progress
C) The Sun Shines
D) What's the Difference
  • 11. Mahvash was associated with a troupe performing what style of dance?
A) Salsa
B) Ballet
C) Contemporary dance
D) Ruhowzi
  • 12. What was the occupation of the man Mahvash married according to one biographical account?
A) Violinist
B) Cabaret owner
C) Radio announcer
D) Film director
  • 13. What was the reaction to Mahvash's funeral?
A) It was forbidden by the police
B) It was ignored by the public
C) It was held in private
D) It was the largest of its day in Iran
  • 14. What was the subject of the book Mahvash was prosecuted for in 1960?
A) Political revolution
B) Her life story as a dancer
C) Sexual fulfillment
D) Traditional Persian dance
  • 15. Mahvash performed in cabarets in Tehran starting in which period?
A) Late 1940s to early 1950s
B) 1960s
C) 1920s
D) Late 1930s
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