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Mahvash - Quiz
Contributed by: Atherton
  • 1. What was Mahvash's birth name?
A) Mahvash Borujerdi
B) Masoumeh Azizi Borujerdi
C) Sardar Saker
D) Leyli Majnun
  • 2. In which year did Mahvash die?
A) 1960
B) 1950
C) 1961
D) 1957
  • 3. Where was Mahvash born?
A) Shiraz, Iran
B) Tehran, Iran
C) Esfahan, Iran
D) Borujerd, Iran
  • 4. What was the title of the book Mahvash published in 1957?
A) The Sun Shines
B) A Girl from Esfahan
C) Ladder of Progress
D) Secrets of Sexual Fulfillment
  • 5. Where is Mahvash buried?
A) A private estate in Tehran
B) Borujerd City Cemetery
C) Ibn Babawayh Cemetery
D) Tehran Central Cemetery
  • 6. What type of singing style was Mahvash famous for using with her male audience?
A) Monologue singing
B) Classical opera
C) A cappella chanting
D) Call and response
  • 7. In what decade did Mahvash gain fame as a singer of the people?
A) 1940s
B) 1950s
C) 1960s
D) 1930s
  • 8. Why did religious authorities initially object to Mahvash's burial in a Muslim cemetery?
A) She died in a car accident
B) She was not a Muslim
C) She was a foreign national
D) She was considered unclean and unchaste as an entertainer
  • 9. What was the cause of Mahvash's death?
A) A plane crash
B) Old age
C) Illness
D) A car accident
  • 10. Which film was directed by George Ovadiah and featured Mahvash in 1959?
A) What's the Difference
B) A Girl from Esfahan
C) Ladder of Progress
D) The Sun Shines
  • 11. Mahvash was associated with a troupe performing what style of dance?
A) Contemporary dance
B) Ballet
C) Salsa
D) Ruhowzi
  • 12. What was the occupation of the man Mahvash married according to one biographical account?
A) Film director
B) Radio announcer
C) Cabaret owner
D) Violinist
  • 13. What was the reaction to Mahvash's funeral?
A) It was forbidden by the police
B) It was held in private
C) It was ignored by the public
D) It was the largest of its day in Iran
  • 14. What was the subject of the book Mahvash was prosecuted for in 1960?
A) Traditional Persian dance
B) Sexual fulfillment
C) Her life story as a dancer
D) Political revolution
  • 15. Mahvash performed in cabarets in Tehran starting in which period?
A) Late 1940s to early 1950s
B) 1920s
C) 1960s
D) Late 1930s
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