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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Henry Morgenthau, a U.S. ambassador, contests America's lack of action in opposing the Armenian genocide. To which country is Morgenthau assigned?
(a) Britain.
(b) France.
(c) The Ottoman Empire (Turkey).
(d) Armenia.

2. What governmental position does Mehmed Talaat, who conducts the genocide, hold?
(a) Prime minister.
(b) Crown prince.
(c) Minister of public safety.
(d) Interior minister.

3. What Power sees in the former Yugoslavia causes her to examine other _______-century genocides.
(a) Eighteenth.
(b) Seventeenth.
(c) Nineteenth.
(d) Twentieth.

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

5. The nationalists who kill the young Sarajevan of whom Power spoke are of what ethnicity?
(a) Bosnian.
(b) Croat.
(c) Albanian.
(d) Serb.

Short Answer Questions

1. In America, according to Power, the struggle to stop genocide is often determined by:

2. In what country is Power a journalist during the genocide that takes place in the former Yugoslavia?

3. Serbian forces executed over 7,000 Muslims in a _____________.

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

5. On what date does the Allied government condemn Turkey's action against the Armenians?

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