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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What Power sees in the former Yugoslavia causes her to examine other _______-century genocides.
(a) Nineteenth.
(b) Twentieth.
(c) Seventeenth.
(d) Eighteenth.

2. What group of people does Lemkin crusade on behalf of?
(a) Romanian Gypsies.
(b) Armenians.
(c) French Basques.
(d) European Jews.

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

4. On what date does the Allied government condemn Turkey's action against the Armenians?
(a) May 15, 1924.
(b) May 15, 1919.
(c) May 19, 1915.
(d) May 24, 1915.

5. In the Preface, Power describes a _____-year-old Sarajevan who was killed in a bombing.
(a) Nine.
(b) Six.
(c) Two.
(d) Nineteen.

Short Answer Questions

1. The United States has done ______________ in actual situations of crimes against humanity.

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

3. For what event is Lemkin invited to Spain to read his paper?

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. Which U.S. government official does Lemkin try to approach regarding Hitler?

(see the answer key)

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