- 1. When did the Iranian hostage crisis begin?
A) November 4, 1979
B) January 20, 1981
C) September 11, 2001
D) December 7, 1941
- 2. How many American hostages were held in the US Embassy in Tehran?
A) 75
B) 103
C) 52
D) 30
- 3. How long were the American hostages held in captivity?
A) 365 days
B) 200 days
C) 444 days
D) 600 days
- 4. Who was the President of the United States during the Iranian hostage crisis?
A) Ronald Reagan
B) George W. Bush
C) Bill Clinton
D) Jimmy Carter
- 5. Which city was the US Embassy located in where the hostages were held?
A) Baghdad
B) Kabul
C) Tehran
D) Riyadh
- 6. Which US military operation was launched in an attempt to rescue the hostages?
A) Operation Desert Storm
B) Operation Enduring Freedom
C) Operation Iraqi Freedom
D) Operation Eagle Claw
- 7. Which US secretary of state secretly helped negotiate the release of the hostages?
A) Hillary Clinton
B) Warren Christopher
C) Condoleezza Rice
D) John Kerry
- 8. When did the United States formally sever diplomatic ties with Iran following the hostage crisis?
A) October 12, 1981
B) February 14, 1979
C) April 7, 1980
D) March 29, 1984
- 9. Following the hostage crisis, how did the US attempt to exert pressure on Iran?
A) Economic sanctions
B) Arming Iranian opposition groups
C) Military invasion
D) Cultural exchange programs
- 10. What was the name of the US President who succeeded Jimmy Carter and faced the challenges of the hostage crisis?
A) Ronald Reagan
B) George H. W. Bush
C) Richard Nixon
D) Gerald Ford
- 11. Which international organization condemned the hostage-taking by Iran and called for the hostages' release?
A) Organization of American States
B) NATO
C) United Nations
D) European Union
- 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) Algeria
B) Saudi Arabia
C) Israel
D) France
- 14. What was the specific date when the Iranian Hostage Crisis ended?
A) February 14, 1980
B) January 20, 1981
C) November 4, 1980
D) March 5, 1981
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