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