Persepolis- Vocabulary Quiz #1

Name: ______________________ Date: _____________

Directions: Match the correct definition with the vocabulary word by placing the letter on the
line. (1 point each).

_____ 1. Avant-garde A. A political theory derived from Karl

Marx, advocating class war and leading
to a society in which all property is
publicly owned and each person works
and is paid according to their abilities and
needs.

_____ 2. Capitalism B. A person who held a job or office before

the current holder.
_____ 3. Communism C. A violent attempt to overthrow a
government.
_____ 4. Decadence D. Moral or cultural decline as characterized
by excessive indulgence in pleasure or
luxury.

_____ 5. Degenerate E. To carry out or commit a harmful, illegal,

or immoral action.
_____ 6. Entourage F. Favoring or introducing experimental or
unusual ideas.
___ 7. Perpetrated G. An economic and political system in
which a country's trade and industry are
controlled by private owners for profit,
rather than by the state.

_____ 8. Predecessors H. Decline or deteriorate physically,

mentally, or morally.

_____ 9. Putsch I. Any disease marked by inflammation and

pain in the joints, muscles.

_____ 10. Rheumatism J. A group of people attending or

surrounding an important person.
 Persepolis- Vocabulary Quiz #2
Name: ______________________ Date: _____________
Directions: Match the correct definition with the vocabulary word by placing the letter on the
line. (1 point each).

_____1. Effigy A. The Marxist theory (adopted as the

official philosophy of the Soviet
communists) that political and historical
events result from the conflict of social
forces and are interpretable as a series
of contradictions and their solutions.
The conflict is believed to be caused by
material needs.

_____ 2. Savak B. Workers or working-class people.

_____ 3. Euphoria C. A state of near-unconsciousness or

insensibility.
_____4. Dialectic D. A roughly made model of a particular
person, made in order to be damaged or
destroyed as a protest or expression of
anger.

_____ 5. Proletariat E. A large piece of cloth that is wrapped

around the head and upper body leaving
only the face exposed, worn especially
by Muslim women.

_____ 6. Fundamentalist F. Characterized by or reflecting a state of

moral or cultural decline.
_____7. Decadent G. A feeling or state of intense excitement
and happiness.
_____ 8. Imperialism H. Secret police of the Shah’s regime

_____ 9. Chador I. A policy of extending a country's power

and influence through diplomacy or
military force.
_____ 10. Stupor J. A form of a religion, especially Islam or
Protestant Christianity, that upholds
belief in the strict, literal interpretation
of scripture
 Persepolis- Vocabulary Quiz #3
Name: ______________________ Date: _____________
Directions: Match the correct definition with the vocabulary word by placing the letter on the
line. (1 point each).

_____ 1. Flatulence A. A wine maker.

_____ 2. Refugees B. An extra supply.

_____ 3. Reservoir C. The killing of a large number of people.

_____4. Nuptial Chambers D. Hostile and aggressive.

_____ 5. Carnal E. Used to refer to things relating to a

wedding or to marriage.

_____ 6. Resignation F. The accumulation of gas.

_____ 7. Flagellated G. A person who has been forced to leave

their country in order to escape war,
persecution, or natural disaster.

_____ 8. Carnage H. The acceptance of something undesirable

but inevitable.

_____ 9. Vintner I. Relating to physical, especially sexual,

needs and activities.

_____ 10. Belligerent J. Flog (someone) for religious discipline.

 Persepolis- Vocabulary Quiz #4
Name: ______________________ Date: _____________
Directions: Match the correct definition with the vocabulary word by placing the letter on the
line. (1 point each).

_____ 1. Veritable A. A light canvas shoe with a plaited

fiber sole.
_____ 2. Ransack B. Moral or cultural decline as
characterized by excessive
indulgence in pleasure or luxury.
_____ 3. Imports C. Bring (goods or services) into a
country from abroad for sale.
_____ 4. Brutes D. An official in a government
department, in particular one
perceived as being concerned with
procedural correctness at the
expense of people's needs.
_____ 5. Permissive E. Unwilling to take risks.
_____ 6. Decadence F. Go hurriedly through (a place)
stealing things and causing
damage.
_____ 7. Fatalism G. A person who is offensive, rude,
and often violent.
_____ 8. Circumspect H. Being in fact the thing named
and not false, unreal, or
imaginary —often used to stress
the aptness of a metaphor.

_____ 9. Espadrilles I. The belief that all events are

predetermined and therefore
inevitable.
_____ 10. Bureaucrats J. Accepting or tolerant of something,
such as social behavior or linguistic
usage that others might disapprove
or forbid.