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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. For what event is Lemkin invited to Spain to read his paper?
(a) International law conference.
(b) International humanitarian conference.
(c) International genocide conference.
(d) International political conference.

2. The Allies set up an international military tribunal in ________________ to prosecute Nazi war criminals.
(a) Nuremberg.
(b) New York.
(c) Paris.
(d) Copenhagen.

3. There has been __________ public recognition of the Allies' inaction with regard to the Holocaust.
(a) Some.
(b) Very little.
(c) No.
(d) A great deal of.

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

5. Why does Lemkin flee to Lithuania and then Sweden in 1939?
(a) Hitler invades Poland.
(b) The Polish government wants to arrest him.
(c) Turkey puts a bounty on his head.
(d) France is seeking his extradition.

Short Answer Questions

1. The term "class enemy" that is used by the Khmer Rouge often translated into which group of people?

2. Some who are opposed to the United States' ratification of the genocide treaty think it is too broad and therefore can't be used to target what country?

3. Lemkin had read many of the histories detailing what crime?

4. Turkey claims its actions are necessary to suppress _______________.

5. Lemkin realizes that for a genocide convention to be passed and ratified, he needs to appeal to the _____________ of the delegates.

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