1. In what year does the Armenian genocide, which kills nearly 1 million people, take place?
(a) 1916.
(b) 1918.
(c) 1915.
(d) 1905.

2. The United States has done ______________ in actual situations of crimes against humanity.
(a) A great deal.
(b) Little.
(c) More than its fair share.
(d) Nothing.

3. What is the name of the book that Lemkin publishes in his attempt to help people believe the claims?
(a) Axis Rule in Occupied Europe.
(b) Occupied Europe under Axis Rule.
(c) Hitler's Extermination Program in Occupied Europe.
(d) The Jewish Solution.

4. For what event is Lemkin invited to Spain to read his paper?
(a) International political conference.
(b) International law conference.
(c) International genocide conference.
(d) International humanitarian conference.

5. Turkey claims its actions are necessary to suppress _______________.
(a) A disease outbreak among the Armenians.
(b) Armenian birth rates.
(c) Armenian revolt.
(d) Armenian attempts to convert Turkey's Muslims to Christianity.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. What is the name of the person who assassinates Talaat in 1921?

3. The nationalists who kill the young Sarajevan of whom Power spoke are of what ethnicity?

4. What group of people does Lemkin crusade on behalf of?

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

(see the answer key)

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