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