1. Identify the following Iranians mentioned in the article:
-Mahdi Karroubi
-Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini
-Zahra Eshraghi
-Mohammad Reza Khatami
-Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
-Ayatollah Ali Khamenei
-Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
-Mir Hossein Mousavi

2. Describe the reason for the anti-government protests in Iran, and how the tone of the protests has changed from June. (Read more under "Background" below.)

3. Describe the tactics used by the Iranian government in an attempt to prevent the opposition from organizing.

4. What ability do foreign media have to report from Iran?

5. Why do opposition leaders time many of their protests to coincide with days of important political or religious significance in Iran?

6. How did authorities respond to today's anti-government protests?

7. How have Iranian authorities attempted to intimidate protesters?