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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part V: Bloody News, From Page 199 Through Page 269.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is a hamal?
(a) Government official.
(b) Turkish police officer.
(c) Ambassador.
(d) Dock loader.

2. What is the significance of Mt. Ararat?
(a) It is where Noah's Ark reportedly landed.
(b) It is where Abraham was asked to sacrifice his son.
(c) It is where the Ten Commandments were handed down.
(d) It is where the Armenian people accepted Christianity.

3. At what age did Balakian's father leave France for the United States?
(a) Ten.
(b) Four.
(c) Eight.
(d) Six.

4. How many children were in the Wall family?
(a) Six.
(b) Ten.
(c) Nine.
(d) Seven.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. What Ginsberg poem did Balakian's mother want several copies of?

3. What is involved in the torture method called bastinado?

4. For what did Balakian win a trophy at the end of his first year at the private high school?

5. In what decade did Abdul Hamid massacre Armenians?

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