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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many Turks did the Turkish-American groups claim had died during World War I?
(a) 3 million.
(b) 2.5 million.
(c) 2 million.
(d) 1.5 million.

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

3. When did the first Armenian genocide resolution come before the U.S. Congress?
(a) 1988.
(b) 1992.
(c) 1980.
(d) 1984.

4. How many katchkars were at the Holy Martyrs Armenian Church in Der Zor?
(a) Eight.
(b) Six.
(c) Ten.
(d) Twelve.

5. What kind of business did Dovey's family run in the United States?
(a) Office cleaning.
(b) Taxi.
(c) Courier.
(d) Dry cleaning.

6. In what year were Turkish government archives from the genocide period first opened?
(a) 1985.
(b) 1979.
(c) 1992.
(d) 1989.

7. According to the compensation claim document, how old was Nafina's father when he was killed?
(a) 75.
(b) 70.
(c) 58.
(d) 65.

8. Who was Zia Gokalp?
(a) The Turkish propadandist.
(b) The Turkish military commander.
(c) The Turkish Foreign Minister.
(d) The Turkish head of state.

9. In what year was the memoir Armenian Golgotha reissued (in Armenian)?
(a) 1987.
(b) 1974.
(c) 1972.
(d) 1977.

10. What did Nafina work as in Aleppo, before emigrating to the United States?
(a) A teacher.
(b) A cook.
(c) A maid.
(d) A tailoress.

11. In what decade did Abdul Hamid massacre Armenians?
(a) 1870s.
(b) 1890s.
(c) 1900.
(d) 1880s.

12. What treatment did Balakian's grandmother receive after suffering a breakdown because of the attack on Pearl Harbor?
(a) Medication.
(b) Hospitalization.
(c) None.
(d) Electroshock therapy.

13. In what year did the Young Turks take over the crumbling Ottoman Empire?
(a) 1908.
(b) 1915.
(c) 1912.
(d) 1910.

14. In what year was Nersesian College founded?
(a) 1823.
(b) 1854.
(c) 1723.
(d) 1835.

15. In what Turkish city did Abdul Hamid loyalists carry out atrocities against the Armenians in 1909?
(a) Ankara.
(b) Constantinople.
(c) Adana.
(d) Ani.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Balakian carry the bones he collected at Der Zor when he went through customs in New York?

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

3. 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?

4. How old was Aunt Gladys when the deportations began?

5. What is a hamal?

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