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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part IV: Chain of Words.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of car did the Aroosian women drive during their house-viewing expeditions in 1958?
(a) A Ford.
(b) A Cadillac.
(c) An Oldsmobile.
(d) A Chevrolet.

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

3. What does the phrase, "Mairig Asdvadzadzeen," mean?
(a) Son of God.
(b) Holy Ghost.
(c) Holy Spirit.
(d) Mother of God.

4. Whose biography was Peter's grandmother reading when he came down late at night to get a bite to eat?
(a) Eleanor Roosevelt.
(b) Mary Todd Lincoln.
(c) Teddy Roosevelt.
(d) Abraham Lincoln.

5. On how many hills was Constantinople built?
(a) Six.
(b) Seven.
(c) Four.
(d) Ten.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Armenian legend, what animal was Adam's first companion in the Garden of Eden?

2. What is berek?

3. What poet's work was the class dissecting when Balakian challenged another student's interpretation of the words?

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

5. Where did Balakian and his father meet the Indian dressed as a chief during their cross-country tour?

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