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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part III: Father.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many Crusades passed through Byzantium on the way to the Holy Land?
(a) Five.
(b) Three.
(c) Two.
(d) Four.

2. In what year was Balakian sick with the measles?
(a) 1959.
(b) 1965.
(c) 1962.
(d) 1963.

3. For what did Balakian win a trophy at the end of his first year at the private high school?
(a) Most popular freshman.
(b) Freshman athlete of the year.
(c) Most likely to succeed.
(d) English student of the year.

4. What college did Balakian's father say was "better than its name"?
(a) Brown.
(b) Harvey Mudd.
(c) Kalamazoo.
(d) Dartmouth.

5. What is the significance of Mt. Ararat?
(a) It is where Noah's Ark reportedly landed.
(b) It is where the Armenian people accepted Christianity.
(c) It is where Abraham was asked to sacrifice his son.
(d) It is where the Ten Commandments were handed down.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what New Jersey town did Bedros Aroosian work in the silk mills?

2. What kind of trees do the silkworms come from?

3. At what time did Balakian and his friend Ed Harrison routinely sneak out of their houses to explore the town?

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

5. What was the nickname of Arkayutiun, the soup Balakian ate while sick?

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