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

2. For what did Balakian win a trophy at the end of his first year at the private high school?
(a) Most likely to succeed.
(b) Freshman athlete of the year.
(c) Most popular freshman.
(d) English student of the year.

3. In what year was Balakian sick with the measles?
(a) 1965.
(b) 1962.
(c) 1959.
(d) 1963.

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

5. How many Armenian children were in the school photograph taken in Aleppo in 1920?
(a) 54.
(b) 70.
(c) 60.
(d) 64.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many children were in the Wall family?

2. Where were the Roman ruins visited by Balakian in Syria, after his visit to Der Zor?

3. In what year did Peter's grandmother die?

4. In what year did Roman Emperor Constantine turn Byzantium into the imperial residence?

5. What stock did grandmother recommend buying after she had a dream?

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