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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part VII: Syria 2005.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where were Balakian and his father when the young woman spoke to the father about leaving her abusive husband?
(a) California.
(b) Idaho.
(c) Oregon.
(d) Washington.

2. What movie was showing on the airplane when Balakian returned to the United States?
(a) Gandhi.
(b) Million Dollar Baby.
(c) Ali.
(d) Ray.

3. Why was Balakian's father unable to serve during World War II?
(a) Poor hearing.
(b) A limp.
(c) High blood pressure.
(d) Poor eyesight.

4. Who was driving when the young men crashed the car in the middle of the night, in "Saturday Autumn II"?
(a) Tom Shadek.
(b) Ed Harrison.
(c) Peter Balakian.
(d) Bill Worth.

5. In what year was Haigazian University founded?
(a) 1950.
(b) 1955.
(c) 1960.
(d) 1945.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where had Balakian learned the stories of the Bible?

2. What was Balakian's temperature when he was delirious with the measles?

3. What is berek?

4. What Ivy League university was involved in many of the disputes about Turkish denial of the genocide?

5. In what year did Balakian's grandmother give a commemorative speech about the genocide?

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