"A Problem From Hell:" America and the Age of Genocide Quiz | One Week Quiz A

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"A Problem From Hell:" America and the Age of Genocide Quiz | One Week Quiz A

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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 11.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The Serbians separate the men and boys in Srbrenica from the women and girls. What happens to the women and girls?
(a) They are killed.
(b) They are deported.
(c) They are left alone.
(d) They are raped.

2. What is the name of the Polish diplomat and Roman Catholic who infiltrates first the Warsaw ghetto and later a death camp in order to report on Jewish suffering?
(a) Szmul Zygielbojm.
(b) Jan Karski.
(c) Lech Walesa.
(d) Karol Wojtyla.

3. Senator Proxmire continues to give a speech a day to the Senate on genocide. By the early __________, more Americans seem to be open to the idea of ratifying the genocide treaty.
(a) 1990s.
(b) 1960s.
(c) 1970s.
(d) 1980s.

4. During the Srbrenica massacre, how many Muslims, mostly men and boys are killed?
(a) 7,000.
(b) 50,000.
(c) 4,000.
(d) 5,000.

5. Who coins the word "genocide" to describe the atrocities in Nazi Germany and in Turkey?
(a) Zygielbojm.
(b) Lemkin.
(c) Karski.
(d) Roosevelt.

Short Answer Questions

1. On February 18, 1986:

2. As information about Hitler's extermination of the Jews becomes more widespread, what is the reaction of the majority of people?

3. What is the reaction of many countries to refugees that they knew would be killed if forced to return to Germany?

4. Policymakers in favor of ratification argue not only for the moral imperatives but also that non-ratification is:

5. Key to the definition of genocide is that it is an attempt to wipe out an entire:

(see the answer key)

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