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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part VI: Commemoration.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. 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) Ninety days.
(b) Eighty days.
(c) Seventy days.
(d) Sixty days.
2. In what year were Turkish government archives from the genocide period first opened?
(a) 1979.
(b) 1985.
(c) 1992.
(d) 1989.
3. What is the traditional day of commemoration of the Armenian genocide?
(a) April 30.
(b) April 18.
(c) April 24.
(d) May 24.
4. What movie was being played at the Times Square theater when Balakian spoke at the commemoration?
(a) Apocalpyse Now.
(b) The Killing Fields.
(c) Schindler's List.
(d) Sophie's Choice.
5. In what year did Balakian first discover a love for poetry while in English class?
(a) 1969.
(b) 1968.
(c) 1967.
(d) 1966.
Short Answer Questions
1. In what year did Peter's grandmother die?
2. When did Hitler mention the fact that nobody now remembered the Armenians?
3. What does the phrase, "Mairig Asdvadzadzeen," mean?
4. What California town was the Armenian-American writer William Saroyan from?
5. In grandmother's dream about her friend Nevart (described in "The Woman in Blue"), what was Nevart drinking?
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