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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did Balakian carry the bones he collected at Der Zor when he went through customs in New York?
(a) A leather shoulder bag.
(b) His jeans pocket.
(c) His check-in luggage.
(d) His coat pocket.

2. Who signed the documents outlining the Turkish plan for the extermination of the Armenian nation?
(a) Enver Pasha.
(b) Talaat Pasha.
(c) Djemal Pasha.
(d) Abdul Hamid.

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

4. Where were the Roman ruins that Balakian wanted to visit while in Lebanon?
(a) Sidon.
(b) Tyre.
(c) Baalbek.
(d) Byblos.

5. What did Balakian say best represented his family's assimilation in American society?
(a) His family's country club membership.
(b) His father's medical practice.
(c) His family's life in suburbia.
(d) His family's education.

Short Answer Questions

1. At what age were young boys forcibly conscripted as Janissaries for the Ottoman Empire?

2. What is the name of the torte made with shredded wheat?

3. How many Armenian children were in the school photograph taken in Aleppo in 1920?

4. What anniversary was the Soviet Armenian Republic celebrating when Balakian's father wrote to his son at college urging him to learn more about the country?

5. What does the name Arax mean?

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