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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Lemkin flee to Lithuania and then Sweden in 1939?
(a) Turkey puts a bounty on his head.
(b) Hitler invades Poland.
(c) The Polish government wants to arrest him.
(d) France is seeking his extradition.

2. Talaat conducts the Armenian genocide because he feels there is no room for __________ in Turkey.
(a) Armenians.
(b) Muslims.
(c) Christians.
(d) Minorities.

3. Historically, according to Power, the United States has been ____________ to recognize and act when genocide occurred.
(a) Slow.
(b) Reluctant.
(c) Overly eager.
(d) Quick.

4. What happens on Dec. 11, 1946?
(a) World War II ends.
(b) The General Assembly defeates a resolution condemning genocide
(c) The General Assembly passes a resolution condemning genocide.
(d) The last concentration camp is liberated.

5. Lemkin had long been fascinated by ____________.
(a) Atrocity.
(b) Judaism.
(c) Insurrection.
(d) Islam.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. There has been __________ public recognition of the Allies' inaction with regard to the Holocaust.

3. Power witnesses the Serbs' takeover of:

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

5. What governmental position does Mehmed Talaat, who conducts the genocide, hold?

(see the answer key)

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