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Supreme Leader of Iran - Quiz
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  • 1. Which government body is responsible for electing the supreme leader of Iran?
A) Assembly of Experts
B) Expediency Council
C) Majlis
D) Guardian Council
  • 2. How long is the term of office for the supreme leader?
A) Eight years
B) Ten years
C) Four years
D) Life tenure
  • 3. Who must approve candidates running for the Assembly of Experts?
A) Chief Justice
B) Supreme Leader
C) President
D) Guardian Council
  • 4. What is the term length for members of the Assembly of Experts?
A) Eight years
B) Six years
C) Four years
D) Life tenure
  • 5. Before the 1989 constitutional amendments, what religious status was required for the supreme leader?
A) Marja'-e taqlid
B) Hojjat al-Islam
C) Ayatollah
D) Imam
  • 6. Who assumes duties temporarily if the supreme leader dies or is removed?
A) A shura of the President, Judiciary Chief, and one Guardian Council member
B) The Military Chief of Staff
C) The Parliament speaker
D) The most senior Marja'
  • 7. Who serves as the commander-in-chief of the Iranian armed forces?
A) Minister of Defense
B) Supreme Leader
C) President
D) Chief of Staff
  • 8. Which article of the constitution governs the removal or death of a supreme leader?
A) Article 5
B) Article 4
C) Article 107
D) Article 111
  • 9. What power does the supreme leader have regarding laws passed by the parliament?
A) Forbidden from influencing legislation
B) Must sign all laws without review
C) Required to draft all laws
D) Ability to veto
  • 10. How many representatives did Ali Khamenei delegate to the branches of government?
A) Exactly 100
B) Zero
C) Around 2000
D) Around 500
  • 11. Which entity controls Iran's regional policy?
A) The President's Cabinet
B) Parliament
C) Ministry of Foreign Affairs
D) Office of the Supreme Leader
  • 12. Does the supreme leader receive a salary?
A) Yes, set by the Parliament
B) Yes, determined by the Guardian Council
C) Yes, set by the President
D) No
  • 13. What is the legal status of the supreme leader according to the text?
A) Accountable to the people
B) Inviolable
C) Legally equal to the President
D) Subject to annual review
  • 14. What is the primary function of the Guardian Council regarding the Assembly of Experts?
A) Dismissing the members
B) Setting the salary
C) Approving candidacy
D) Electing the members
  • 15. What happens if there is a conflict between the three branches of government?
A) The Parliament votes on it
B) The President decides it
C) The Supreme Court resolves it
D) The Supreme Leader resolves it
  • 16. What is the role of the President in relation to the supreme leader?
A) The President takes precedence
B) The supreme leader takes precedence
C) The President supervises the supreme leader
D) They share equal authority
  • 17. Can the supreme leader dismiss the President?
A) Only with the approval of the Supreme Court
B) Yes, at any time without cause
C) No, never
D) Yes, under specific conditions
  • 18. What percentage of voters voted 'yes' in the March 1979 referendum?
A) 98%
B) 90%
C) 85%
D) 95%
  • 19. Who described the 1979 constitution as a hybrid of theocratic and democratic elements?
A) Ali Khamenei
B) Hussein-Ali Montazeri
C) Francis Fukuyama
D) Ruhollah Khomeini
  • 20. What is the title of the book where Khomeini presented his ideas on government?
A) The Governance of the Jurist
B) The Islamic Republic
C) The Path to Freedom
D) Islamic Government
  • 21. What is the term for the political guardianship provided by a leading Islamic jurist?
A) Marja
B) Majlis
C) Faqih
D) Wilayat
  • 22. What is the term for a leading Islamic jurist?
A) Ayatollah
B) Imam
C) Marja
D) Faqih
  • 23. In what year was the role of the Deputy Supreme Leader incorporated into the Authority of the Supreme Leader?
A) 1985
B) 1991
C) 1989
D) 1979
  • 24. Who held the office of Deputy Supreme Leader in 1985?
A) Hussein-Ali Montazeri
B) Ruhollah Khomeini
C) Ali Khamenei
D) None of the above
  • 25. Who was chosen by Khomeini as his new successor after Montazeri?
A) A secular politician
B) The president of the Assembly
C) A high-ranking marja
D) Ali Khamenei
  • 26. What was the result of the referendum held in the first week of December 1979?
A) The monarchy was restored
B) A secular government was established
C) A new constitution for an Islamic state was ratified
D) The constitution of 1906 was reinstated
  • 27. What was the mass execution of political prisoners in 1988 known as in the context of Montazeri's objections?
A) A military victory
B) Human rights abuses
C) A national celebration
D) A judicial reform
  • 28. In what year was the office of Supreme Leader established?
A) 1977
B) 1979
C) 1989
D) 2026
  • 29. Whose concept of the Guardianship of the Islamic Jurist led to the creation of this office?
A) Ali Khamenei
B) Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini
C) Mojtaba Khamenei
D) The Assembly of Experts
  • 30. Who was the first Supreme Leader of Iran?
A) Ruhollah Khomeini
B) Mojtaba Khamenei
C) The Chief Justice
D) Ali Khamenei
  • 31. What is the official Persian term for the style 'Supreme Leader'?
A) Valayat-e faqih
B) Rahbar-e mo'azzam
C) Marja'-e taqlid
D) Rahbar-e enqelab
  • 32. How are the meetings of the Assembly of Experts characterized?
A) Published in the daily newspaper
B) Open to the public
C) Strictly confidential
D) Broadcast on state television
  • 33. According to Ayatollah Khomeini, to whom does the Guardianship of the Islamic Jurist apply in the absence of the twelfth Imam?
A) Only orphans
B) Everyone
C) Only the clergy
D) Only mental incompetents
  • 34. Before the revolution, who decided how prominent an ayatollah was?
A) The congregation
B) The government
C) The Supreme Leader
D) The reigning monarch
  • 35. Following the revolution, to whom are Iranian Shia Muslims commanded to show allegiance?
A) The parliament
B) The twelfth Imam
C) The vali-e faghih
D) The local congregation
  • 36. Which group did Seyyed Vali Nasr state Khomeini successfully appealed to using charisma?
A) The secular elite
B) The Western powers
C) The masses
D) The monarchy
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