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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. What does the phrase, "Mairig Asdvadzadzeen," mean?
(a) Son of God.
(b) Holy Ghost.
(c) Mother of God.
(d) Holy Spirit.

2. Who was Balakian's first anti-hero?
(a) Holden Caulfield.
(b) Benjamin Braddock.
(c) James Dean.
(d) Marlon Brando.

3. About how many words did the World Book encyclopedia have on Armenia when Balakian tried to research his culture?
(a) 200.
(b) 500.
(c) 400.
(d) 100.

4. What California town was the Armenian-American writer William Saroyan from?
(a) Oakland.
(b) San Francisco.
(c) Fresno.
(d) Lodi.

5. What Ginsberg poem did Balakian's mother want several copies of?
(a) Hum Bomb.
(b) Howl.
(c) Please Master.
(d) Kaddish.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was Balakian giving the poetry reading which his Aunt Anna attended?

2. In what year was the Armenian empire at its height?

3. What is the traditional day of commemoration of the Armenian genocide?

4. What job was Balakian working at when he began reading as much as he could about the Armenian genocide, in "Before the Nazis"?

5. What kind of business did Dovey's family run in the United States?

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