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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Lemkin believes that both the ___________ and _________ existence of groups needs to be preserved.
(a) Physical; cultural.
(b) Cultural; psychological.
(c) Financial; physical.
(d) National; cultural.

3. The author focuses on which country's response to genocide?
(a) The United Kingdom.
(b) Canada.
(c) America.
(d) Denmark.

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

5. The enforcement mechanisms spelled out in the convention are more explicit about _____________ than _________ of genocide.
(a) Exemptions from; punishment.
(b) Definition; prevention.
(c) Punishment; prevention.
(d) Prevention; punishment.

Short Answer Questions

1. The officials of what country prevent Lemkin from traveling to Madrid to present his paper on the rise of Hitler and the Armenian genocide?

2. What bad news does Zygielbojm receive in 1943?

3. What term does the Allied condemnation apply to Turkey's persecution of the Armenians?

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

5. What is Raphael Lemkin's profession?

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