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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which U.S. government official does Lemkin try to approach regarding Hitler?
(a) Secretary of War Henry Stimson
(b) Vice-President Truman.
(c) Secretary of State Cordell Hull
(d) President Roosevelt.

2. People have often argued that the United States don't know what is happening in countries where ___________ is occurring.
(a) Slavery.
(b) Genocide.
(c) Civil war.
(d) Poverty.

3. The genocide convention receives U.S. support at the UN and many are ____________ its domestic ratification.
(a) Undecided about.
(b) Opposed to.
(c) Active advocates for.
(d) In support of.

4. How does Szmul Zygielbojm die?
(a) He is executed in a death camp.
(b) He commits suicide.
(c) He dies of a heart attack.
(d) He dies of natural causes.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Out of a population of 7 million souls, approximately how many people does the Khmer Rouge kill in its three-and-a-half-year rule?

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

3. As information about Hitler's extermination of the Jews becomes more widespread, what is the reaction of the majority of people?

4. In what country does the Khmer Rouge conduct its genocidal campaign?

5. The genocide convention needs to be ratified domestically by _______ of the UN's member states in order to become international law.

(see the answer key)

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