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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What bad news does Zygielbojm receive in 1943?
(a) His wife and child had died in the Warsaw ghetto.
(b) His wife had died in the Krakow ghetto.
(c) His wife and child had died at Auschwitz.
(d) He was to be deported to Treblinka.

2. Which concentration camp does Reagan visit during his trip to Germany in response to people's complaints about his laying a wreath at a cemetery that includes the graves of nearly 50 Nazi SS officials?
(a) Mauthausen.
(b) Bergen-Belsen.
(c) Treblinka.
(d) Auschwitz.

3. Under NATO plan 40-104, how many troops are the U.S. committed to deploying to help with the extraction of European forces?
(a) None.
(b) 15,000.
(c) 25,000.
(d) 250,000.

4. As information about Hitler's extermination of the Jews becomes more widespread, what is the reaction of the majority of people?
(a) They don't care.
(b) They can't believe what they are hearing and seeing.
(c) They start massive relief efforts.
(d) They rush to recruiting offices to help fight against the Nazis.

5. What American institution presents some discussion on actions that the U.S. could have taken to help Jews?
(a) The World War II Memorial.
(b) The U.S. Holocaust Museum.
(c) The Museum of American History.
(d) The Smithsonian Institution.

Short Answer Questions

1. During the Srbrenica massacre, how many Muslims, mostly men and boys are killed?

2. Senator Bob Dole introduces a bill in the U.S. Senate that calls for what measure to be taken in order to help the Muslims in the Balkans?

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.

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

5. The ratification of the genocide treaty makes the U.S. ________ in its reactions to genocide.

(see the answer key)

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