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Iranian Hostage Crisis - hostages held in US Embassy in Tehran
Contributed by: Blake
  • 1. When did the Iranian hostage crisis begin?
A) December 7, 1941
B) November 4, 1979
C) January 20, 1981
D) September 11, 2001
  • 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) 200 days
B) 600 days
C) 444 days
D) 365 days
  • 4. Who was the President of the United States during the Iranian hostage crisis?
A) George W. Bush
B) Ronald Reagan
C) Jimmy Carter
D) Bill Clinton
  • 5. Which city was the US Embassy located in where the hostages were held?
A) Kabul
B) Riyadh
C) Baghdad
D) Tehran
  • 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) Condoleezza Rice
B) John Kerry
C) Warren Christopher
D) Hillary Clinton
  • 8. When did the United States formally sever diplomatic ties with Iran following the hostage crisis?
A) April 7, 1980
B) October 12, 1981
C) March 29, 1984
D) February 14, 1979
  • 9. Following the hostage crisis, how did the US attempt to exert pressure on Iran?
A) Cultural exchange programs
B) Military invasion
C) Economic sanctions
D) Arming Iranian opposition groups
  • 10. What was the name of the US President who succeeded Jimmy Carter and faced the challenges of the hostage crisis?
A) George H. W. Bush
B) Ronald Reagan
C) Richard Nixon
D) Gerald Ford
  • 11. Which international organization condemned the hostage-taking by Iran and called for the hostages' release?
A) NATO
B) European Union
C) Organization of American States
D) United Nations
  • 12. Who was the leader of Iran during the hostage crisis?
A) Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
B) Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi
C) Hassan Rouhani
D) Ayatollah Khomeini
  • 13. Which country agreed to act as an intermediary between the US and Iran during the hostage crisis?
A) France
B) Saudi Arabia
C) Israel
D) Algeria
  • 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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