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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. America officially ________, and Turkey officially _____________, the Armenian genocide. This stance is true with both countries to this day.
(a) Ignores, denies.
(b) Ignores, acknowledges.
(c) Acknowledges, denies.
(d) Denies, denies.

2. On what date does the Allied government condemn Turkey's action against the Armenians?
(a) May 19, 1915.
(b) May 15, 1919.
(c) May 24, 1915.
(d) May 15, 1924.

3. Armenians who are not killed are deported by force to camps in what country?
(a) Iraq.
(b) Syria.
(c) Siberia.
(d) Lebanon.

4. Which country tries unsuccessfully to charge Turkish leaders with criminal behavior in the aftermath of the Armenian genocide?
(a) Russia.
(b) Britain.
(c) France.
(d) United States.

5. In October 1945, the Nuremberg indictments all mention ______________ in an international legal setting, although it is not be mentioned in the convictions.
(a) Terrorism.
(b) Warmongering.
(c) War crimes.
(d) Genocide.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Lemkin flee to Lithuania and then Sweden in 1939?

2. How does Proxmire make his case for ratification of the genocide treaty?

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

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

5. What ethnicity is Raphael Lemkin?

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