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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Szmul Zygielbojm die?
(a) He dies of natural causes.
(b) He dies of a heart attack.
(c) He commits suicide.
(d) He is executed in a death camp.

2. What is the name of the person who assassinates Talaat in 1921?
(a) Soghomon Talirian.
(b) Soghomon Tehlirian.
(c) Solomon Tehlirian.
(d) Solomon Talirian.

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

4. Who coins the word "genocide" to describe the atrocities in Nazi Germany and in Turkey?
(a) Zygielbojm.
(b) Roosevelt.
(c) Lemkin.
(d) Karski.

5. What group of people does Lemkin crusade on behalf of?
(a) European Jews.
(b) Romanian Gypsies.
(c) French Basques.
(d) Armenians.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What bad news does Zygielbojm receive in 1943?

3. Talaat conducts the Armenian genocide because he feels there is no room for __________ in Turkey.

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

5. When the United States sets up the Committee on Armenian Atrocities, what does the group not call for on behalf of the Armenians?

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