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