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

4. When did Hitler mention the fact that nobody now remembered the Armenians?
(a) During the Wansee Conference.
(b) A week before the invading France.
(c) A week before invading Poland.
(d) Right before Kristallnacht.

5. How long had Syria occupied Lebanon when Balakian visited?
(a) 25 years.
(b) 33 years.
(c) 29 years.
(d) 20 years.

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

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

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

9. In what part of Syria is Der Zor located?
(a) Northern.
(b) Southern.
(c) Western.
(d) Eastern.

10. How long had Balakian's father known Dr. Reynadi?
(a) 25 years.
(b) 10 years.
(c) 15 years.
(d) 20 years.

11. In what year was the term genocide coined?
(a) 1943.
(b) 1945.
(c) 1936.
(d) 1948.

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

13. What senator pushed for a 75th anniversary commemoration bill in 1989?
(a) Ted Stevens.
(b) Robert Byrd.
(c) Daniel Anouye.
(d) Robert Dole.

14. Along with Constantinople and Baku, what was considered one of the three cosmopolitan centers of Armenian culture?
(a) Tiflis.
(b) Etchmiadzin.
(c) Tokat.
(d) Diarbekir.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. Where did Nafina and Dovey bump into each other in New York, several years after the genocide?

3. Where were the Roman ruins that Balakian wanted to visit while in Lebanon?

4. In what nation is Nagorno-Karabagh currently located?

5. What did Balakian say best represented his family's assimilation in American society?

(see the answer keys)

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