Persepolis Quiz Questions and Answers
Q1. What is the primary setting of the film Persepolis?
A. Afghanistan in the 1980s
B. Iran during and after the 1979 Islamic Revolution
C. Iraq during the Iran-Iraq War
D. France in the 1990s
Answer: B. Iran during and after the 1979 Islamic Revolution
Q2. How does the film visually distinguish scenes set in the present from those in Marji’s past?
A. Present scenes are in color, past scenes are in black and white
B. Present scenes are in black and white, past scenes are in color
C. Present scenes use live action, past scenes are animated
D. Present scenes are sepia-toned, past scenes are in color
Answer: A. Present scenes are in color, past scenes are in black and white
Q3. What is the name of the main character in Persepolis?
A. Taji
B. Marji
C. Anoosh
D. Ebi
Answer: B. Marji
Q4. Why does Marji’s family send her to Austria at the age of 14?
A. To pursue higher education
B. To live with her grandmother
C. To escape the dangerous conditions in Iran during the war
D. To attend a music school
Answer: C. To escape the dangerous conditions in Iran during the war
Q5. What is Marji’s childhood ambition in the film?
A. To become a famous singer
B. To become the last prophet in the galaxy
C. To become a political leader
D. To become a scientist
Answer: B. To become the last prophet in the galaxy
Q6. Which character is executed by the new Iranian government after being briefly freed?
A. Marji’s father
B. Marji’s teacher
C. Marji’s grandfather
D. Marji’s uncle Anoosh
Answer: D. Marji’s uncle Anoosh
Q7. How does the film depict Marji’s reaction to the mandatory veil policy in school?
A. She embraces it as a religious symbol
B. She and her classmates treat it lightly and playfully
C. She refuses to wear it and is expelled
D. She designs her own veil to protest
Answer: B. She and her classmates treat it lightly and playfully
Q8. What is the significance of the color usage in the airport scenes at the beginning and end of the film?
A. It symbolizes Marji’s loss of identity
B. It indicates a shift in political regimes
C. It represents a transition between reality and memory
D. It highlights Marji’s emotional turmoil
Answer: C. It represents a transition between reality and memory
Q9. What does Marji’s grandmother advise her to do when faced with difficult situations?
A. Fight against injustice
B. Stay true to herself
C. Obey the authorities
D. Leave Iran permanently
Answer: B. Stay true to herself
Q10. Which country invades Iran in the film, leading to the Iran-Iraq War?
A. Iraq
B. United States
C. Soviet Union
D. Saudi Arabia
Answer: A. Iraq
Q11. What is the primary language in which Persepolis was originally released?
A. Persian
B. French
C. English
D. Arabic
Answer: B. French
Q12. What does Marji’s mother do when she is recognized in a protest photo?
A. She flees the country
B. She publicly apologizes
C. She dyes her hair to avoid recognition
D. She joins the revolutionary guard
Answer: C. She dyes her hair to avoid recognition
Q13. Which of the following is NOT one of Marji’s rules as the “last prophet in the galaxy”?
A. Grandmothers will not suffer
B. Everyone will be equal
C. Everyone will pray five times a day
D. There will be no injustice
Answer: C. Everyone will pray five times a day
Q14. What does Marji’s father say about the Shah’s relationship with the British?
A. The Shah was a British citizen
B. The Shah gave oil to the British
C. The Shah was trained by the British military
D. The Shah opposed British influence
Answer: B. The Shah gave oil to the British
Q15. How does the film portray the burning of the cinema?
A. As an attack by the revolutionary regime with 400 victims
B. As an act of protest by students
C. As an accident caused by faulty wiring
D. As a military strike by Iraq
Answer: A. As an attack by the revolutionary regime with 400 victims
Q16. What does Marji’s uncle Anoosh tell her about the price of freedom?
A. “Freedom is always worth it”
B. “Freedom has a price”
C. “Freedom is an illusion”
D. “Freedom comes with peace”
Answer: B. “Freedom has a price”
Q17. What is the significance of the flowers falling in the final black-and-white scene?
A. They represent Marji’s lost childhood
B. They indicate a funeral scene
C. They symbolize hope and a life-affirming ending
D. They represent the fall of the Shah
Answer: C. They symbolize hope and a life-affirming ending
Q18. Why does Marji’s mother faint at the airport when Marji leaves for Austria?
A. She is ill from a medical condition
B. She is overwhelmed with emotion
C. She is attacked by security guards
D. She is drunk from a farewell party
Answer: B. She is overwhelmed with emotion
Q19. What does Marji do when she and Mehri protest on Black Friday?
A. They burn a government building
B. They distribute anti-government flyers
C. They join a demonstration
D. They paint slogans on walls
Answer: C. They join a demonstration
Q20. How does the film depict Marji’s grandfather?
A. A religious scholar
B. A communist who spent time in prison
C. A military general
D. A wealthy businessman
Answer: B. A communist who spent time in prison
Q21. What does Marji smuggle into Iran in the film?
A. Posters and music tapes
B. Books
C. Jewelry
D. Food
Answer: A. Posters and music tapes
Q22. Why does Marji get in trouble with her school principal?
A. She skips classes regularly
B. She argues and physically confronts the principal
C. She refuses to wear the veil
D. She organizes a student protest
Answer: B. She argues and physically confronts the principal
Q23. What is the primary animation style used in Persepolis?
A. 3D computer-generated imagery
B. Motion capture animation
C. Stop-motion animation
D. Traditional hand-drawn animation
Answer: D. Traditional hand-drawn animation
Q24. What does Marji tell the taxi driver at the end of the film when asked where she is from?
A. France
B. Iran
C. Austria
D. Iraq
Answer: B. Iran
Q25. How does the film portray the Shah’s departure from Iran?
A. As a peaceful transition of power
B. As a moment of public celebration
C. As a secretive escape to Egypt
D. As a forced exile to the U.S.
Answer: C. As a secretive escape to Egypt