View a FREE sample

This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part VII: Syria 2005.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What meat did the Balakian family frequently eat for dinner?
(a) Lamb.
(b) Goat.
(c) Beef.
(d) Chicken.

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

3. What movie was being played at the Times Square theater when Balakian spoke at the commemoration?
(a) The Killing Fields.
(b) Apocalpyse Now.
(c) Sophie's Choice.
(d) Schindler's List.

4. What was the lowest mark Balakian's female relatives gave to the houses they viewed during their Sunday drives?
(a) Next.
(b) Ugly.
(c) F.
(d) Hum hum.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In what year was the construction of the Der Zor memorial completed?

2. In his discussion of his Aunt Anna's education, what did Balakian say was the percentage of female PhD's in the early 1940s?

3. How many Armenians out of one group of 18,000 reached the city of Aleppo after their march?

4. What injury did Balakian sustain on the football field during August practice before his sophomore year?

5. What disease did Balakian's grandmother almost die from when the family was in Aleppo?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 185 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample