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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The Allies have ____________ intelligence on Hitler's extermination of European Jews.
(a) A great deal of.
(b) Some.
(c) Zero.
(d) Very little.

2. There has been __________ public recognition of the Allies' inaction with regard to the Holocaust.
(a) Very little.
(b) No.
(c) Some.
(d) A great deal of.

3. On what date is the law banning genocide passed?
(a) Not applicable; it was defeated on December 9, 1948.
(b) December 21, 1950.
(c) December 8, 1949.
(d) December 9, 1948.

4. Key to the definition of genocide is that it is an attempt to wipe out an entire:
(a) Race.
(b) Group.
(c) Religion.
(d) Ethnicity.

5. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why doesn't the international community prosecute individuals for their roles in exterminating millions of German Jews?

2. Armenians who are not killed are deported by force to camps in what country?

3. In what city is Szmul Zygielbojm, the man who releases a report prepared by an underground Jewish society in Poland that detailed the tactics Nazis were using to kill the Jews, located?

4. What is not yet invented at the time the Armenian genocide takes places and is therefore not available as a means by which to communicate news and information about it?

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

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