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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What disease did Balakian's grandmother almost die from when the family was in Aleppo?
(a) Pneumonia.
(b) Dysentery.
(c) Typhoid.
(d) Cholera.

3. Who did the Armenian refugee, Soghomon Tehlirian, assassinate in 1921?
(a) Djemal Pasha.
(b) Zia Gokalp.
(c) Enver Pasha.
(d) Talaat Pasha.

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

5. At what age were young boys forcibly conscripted as Janissaries for the Ottoman Empire?
(a) Between 13 and 15.
(b) Between 12 and 14.
(c) Between 11 and 13.
(d) Between 10 and 12.

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

7. About how many Armenians were sent on the forced marches into the desert during the first six months of the genocide?
(a) 1.2 million.
(b) 1.8 million.
(c) 1.5 million.
(d) 800,000.

8. What city managed to protect itself from Turkish invaders in the 17th century, thereby stopping the expansion of Ottoman power throughout Western Europe?
(a) Salzburg.
(b) Munich.
(c) Paris.
(d) Vienna.

9. Whose assassination was gripping the people of Lebanon when Balakian arrived in Beirut in 2005?
(a) Prime Minister Saad Hariri.
(b) Prime Minister Rafiq Hariri.
(c) President Michel Aoun.
(d) President Walid Jumblatt.

10. What movie was showing on the airplane when Balakian returned to the United States?
(a) Ali.
(b) Gandhi.
(c) Ray.
(d) Million Dollar Baby.

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

12. Where were the Roman ruins visited by Balakian in Syria, after his visit to Der Zor?
(a) Palymra.
(b) Zenobia.
(c) Aleppo.
(d) Damascus.

13. According to a 1996 article in the New York Times, what did Turkey lead all other nations in?
(a) The number of human rights activists executed.
(b) The number of imprisoned journalists.
(c) The number of imprisoned politicians.
(d) The number of professors fired for their political activism.

14. When was the Umayyad Mosque built?
(a) Early eighth century.
(b) Early seventh century.
(c) Late eighth century.
(d) Early ninth century.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Dovey's daughter Margaret die?

2. What is a hamal?

3. In what year did Balakian's grandmother give a commemorative speech about the genocide?

4. When did Hitler mention the fact that nobody now remembered the Armenians?

5. Where was the Armenian King Leo V buried?

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