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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Lemkin had long been fascinated by ____________.
(a) Insurrection.
(b) Atrocity.
(c) Judaism.
(d) Islam.

2. What American institution presents some discussion on actions that the U.S. could have taken to help Jews?
(a) The World War II Memorial.
(b) The Museum of American History.
(c) The Smithsonian Institution.
(d) The U.S. Holocaust Museum.

3. What is Raphael Lemkin's profession?
(a) Lawyer.
(b) Doctor.
(c) Politician.
(d) Soldier.

4. In 1948, Lemkin flies to _____________ to lobby the subcommittee that was preparing the actual text of the convention.
(a) Geneva.
(b) Zurich.
(c) Berlin.
(d) Vienna.

5. Serbian forces executed over 7,000 Muslims in a _____________.
(a) Mosque.
(b) Pig farm.
(c) Football stadium.
(d) Elementary school.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. The United States has done ______________ in actual situations of crimes against humanity.

5. The Allies have ____________ intelligence on Hitler's extermination of European Jews.

(see the answer key)

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