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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Lemkin realizes that for a genocide convention to be passed and ratified, he needs to appeal to the _____________ of the delegates.
(a) Pocketbooks.
(b) Domestic political interests.
(c) Foreign political interests.
(d) Intellect and emotions.

2. What proportion of United Nations member states must ratify a measure before it becomes international law?
(a) Three-quarters.
(b) Three-fifths.
(c) One-third.
(d) Two-thirds.

3. On what date does the final country required for ratification ratify the genocide treaty?
(a) November 7, 1950.
(b) October 16, 1950.
(c) December 9, 1948.
(d) December 11, 1946.

4. In the Preface, Power describes a _____-year-old Sarajevan who was killed in a bombing.
(a) Two.
(b) Nineteen.
(c) Six.
(d) Nine.

5. When the United States sets up the Committee on Armenian Atrocities, what does the group not call for on behalf of the Armenians?
(a) Diplomatic intervention.
(b) Military intervention.
(c) Public awareness.
(d) Financial relief.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Which of the following issues are not among those that the United States feared would be used against them under the genocide treaty?

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

4. In October 1945, the Nuremberg indictments all mention ______________ in an international legal setting, although it is not be mentioned in the convictions.

5. What is not yet invented at the time the Armenian genocide takes places and is therefore not available as a means by which to communicate news and information about it?

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