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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The nationalists who kill the young Sarajevan of whom Power spoke are of what ethnicity?
(a) Croat.
(b) Albanian.
(c) Bosnian.
(d) Serb.

2. Henry Morgenthau, a U.S. ambassador, contests America's lack of action in opposing the Armenian genocide. To which country is Morgenthau assigned?
(a) France.
(b) Britain.
(c) The Ottoman Empire (Turkey).
(d) Armenia.

3. Which country tries unsuccessfully to charge Turkish leaders with criminal behavior in the aftermath of the Armenian genocide?
(a) France.
(b) United States.
(c) Russia.
(d) Britain.

4. What governmental position does Mehmed Talaat, who conducts the genocide, hold?
(a) Interior minister.
(b) Crown prince.
(c) Prime minister.
(d) Minister of public safety.

5. Power witnesses the Serbs' takeover of:
(a) Sarajevo.
(b) Pristina.
(c) Srbrenica.
(d) Split.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what country is Power a journalist during the genocide that takes place in the former Yugoslavia?

2. Turkey claims its actions are necessary to suppress _______________.

3. Historically, according to Power, the United States has been ____________ to recognize and act when genocide occurred.

4. When the United States sets up the Committee on Armenian Atrocities, what does the group not call for on behalf of the Armenians?

5. In America, according to Power, the struggle to stop genocide is often determined by:

(see the answer key)

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