"Red Offerings" «Կարմիր Ժամուց»

«Կարմիր Ժամուց» is considered is the best example of Arpiar Arpiarian's

• patriotism and revolutionary spirit

• conciliation, irony, bitter or humorous sympathy

• idol's and heroic characters

• romantic images and metaphores

«Կարմիր Ժամուց» is considered his masterpiece, as one of the most outstanding features of --------------------------- work.

• Hagop Baronian's

• Roupen Zartarian's

• Arpiar Arpiarian's

• Krikor Zohrab's

In «Կարմիր Ժամուց»5 the text opposes the compromises of

• the Turkish government

• the Armenian church

• the poor and middle class Armenians

• the rich bourgeoisie of Constantinople

«Կարմիր Ժամուց» is about

• the struggle of Armenian political parties among themselves

• the struggle of the Amiras and the Sultans

• the struggle of the bourgeoisie and the poor people

• the struggle of the provinces against the Turkish yoke.

During the 19th century,

• the efendies were the representatives of the Armenian people to the ottoman empire.

• the amiras and the Church were the representatives of the Armenian people to the Ottoman authorities.

• Armenian newsletters were the representatives of the Armenian people to the Ottoman authorities.

• Armenian officials were the representatives of the Armenian people to the Ottoman authorities.

«Կարմիր Ժամուց» is considered a

• historical novel

• sentimental novel

• mystery novel

• politico-historical novel

«Կարմիր Ժամուց» reveals

• the poor economic conditions of the Armenian people.

• the political condintion of the Armenians in the provinces.

• the social and political condition of the Armenians of the provinces compared to those of the capital.

• the massacres and their psychological effect on the Armenian people.

The two main characters in «Կարմիր Ժամուց» embody Armenians who really existed.

• Hayrabed Efendi & Der Housig

• Apisoghom Agha & the editor

• The lake's bride & her lover

• Arpiar Arpiarian & Zabel Yessaian

Hayrabed Efendi is

• An Amira, who lived in Constantinople

• A clergy in the Patriarchate of Constantinople

• A thinker in Constantinople

• A community leader in Constantinople

An Amira usually

• compromises with the Turkish authorities out of realism.

• leads by role in the community to protect human rights.

• encourages the people to revolve against authorities.

• educates and protects people.