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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part V: Bloody News, From Page 199 Through Page 269.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was Zia Gokalp?
(a) The Turkish propadandist.
(b) The Turkish Foreign Minister.
(c) The Turkish head of state.
(d) The Turkish military commander.

2. In what year was the Treaty of Lausanne signed?
(a) 1925.
(b) 1923.
(c) 1919.
(d) 1921.

3. What baseball legend was Balakian reading about while he was sick with the measles?
(a) Willie Mays.
(b) Jackie Robinson.
(c) Roger Maris.
(d) Babe Ruth.

4. In what year was Ambassador Morgenthau's Story published?
(a) 1919.
(b) 1922.
(c) 1917.
(d) 1921.

5. Approximately how many Armenian women were forced to dance in the Diarbekir square when Dovey saw them?
(a) 25 to 30.
(b) 15 to 20.
(c) 10 to 15.
(d) 20 to 25.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is berek?

2. How many minutes were Balakian's phone calls restricted to when he was twelve?

3. What does the name Arax mean?

4. At what age did Peter Balakian begin attending Columbia football games with his father?

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

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