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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 did Nafina and Dovey bump into each other in New York, several years after the genocide?
(a) Filene's.
(b) Saks.
(c) Lord and Taylor.
(d) Macy's.

2. In what year was the term genocide coined?
(a) 1945.
(b) 1943.
(c) 1936.
(d) 1948.

3. At what age did Peter Balakian begin attending Columbia football games with his father?
(a) Five.
(b) Ten.
(c) Seven.
(d) Two.

4. According to the quote from Ambassador Morgenthau, for how many days did the 18,000 Armenians march, before arriving in Aleppo during an early death march?
(a) Sixty days.
(b) Seventy days.
(c) Eighty days.
(d) Ninety days.

5. What instrument did Balakian's cousin Haigie play?
(a) Flute.
(b) Cello.
(c) Piano.
(d) Violin.

Short Answer Questions

1. To what Lebanese city was the Holy See of Cilicia relocated after the Armenian genocide?

2. According to a 1996 article in the New York Times, what did Turkey lead all other nations in?

3. What sports implement was hanging in the office of Dr. Cooley, the headmaster of Balakian's new private high school?

4. What does the name Arax mean?

5. What senator pushed for a 75th anniversary commemoration bill in 1989?

(see the answer key)

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