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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Which country tries unsuccessfully to charge Turkish leaders with criminal behavior in the aftermath of the Armenian genocide?
(a) France.
(b) Britain.
(c) United States.
(d) Russia.

3. What ethnicity is Raphael Lemkin?
(a) Russian Jew.
(b) Armenian.
(c) Polish Jew.
(d) German Catholic.

4. Ultimately, Lemkin's fight is for an international law on ________________.
(a) War crimes.
(b) Financial standards.
(c) Genocide.
(d) Legal standards.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Raphael Lemkin's profession?

2. Power witnesses the Serbs' takeover of:

3. In what year does the Armenian genocide, which kills nearly 1 million people, take place?

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

5. The author focuses on which country's response to genocide?

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