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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the reaction of many countries to refugees that they knew would be killed if forced to return to Germany?
(a) They refuse them entry.
(b) They report them to the Nazis.
(c) They grant them asylum.
(d) They put them in refugee camps.

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

3. What is the name of the Polish diplomat and Roman Catholic who infiltrates first the Warsaw ghetto and later a death camp in order to report on Jewish suffering?
(a) Jan Karski.
(b) Szmul Zygielbojm.
(c) Lech Walesa.
(d) Karol Wojtyla.

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

5. 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.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. People have often argued that the United States don't know what is happening in countries where ___________ is occurring.

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

4. What American institution presents some discussion on actions that the U.S. could have taken to help Jews?

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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