View a FREE sample

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

2. In what year was Morgenthau appointed ambassador to Turkey?
(a) 1915.
(b) 1913.
(c) 1908.
(d) 1910.

3. What kind of trees do the silkworms come from?
(a) Oaks.
(b) Willows.
(c) Maples.
(d) Mulberries.

4. What was Peter shocked to see his grandmother doing as she read late at night?
(a) Smoking a pipe.
(b) Drinking a beer.
(c) Smoking a cigar.
(d) Drinking whiskey.

5. At what age were young boys forcibly conscripted as Janissaries for the Ottoman Empire?
(a) Between 10 and 12.
(b) Between 11 and 13.
(c) Between 12 and 14.
(d) Between 13 and 15.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was the Armenian King Leo V buried?

2. What does the name Arax mean?

3. What popular song was played at Lenny Cohen's bar mitzvah?

4. Approximately how many Armenians were slaughtered in Diarbekir in 1915?

5. How was Dovey related to Balakian's grandmother?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 163 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample