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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. As of the time the genocide treaty became international law, what country had not yet ratified it?
(a) Bulgaria.
(b) Australia.
(c) Saudi Arabia.
(d) The United States.

2. Lemkin realizes that for a genocide convention to be passed and ratified, he needs to appeal to the _____________ of the delegates.
(a) Pocketbooks.
(b) Foreign political interests.
(c) Intellect and emotions.
(d) Domestic political interests.

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

4. What group of people does Lemkin crusade on behalf of?
(a) French Basques.
(b) Romanian Gypsies.
(c) European Jews.
(d) Armenians.

5. What city does the Khmer Rouge seize in 1975 after a five-year civil war and defeat of the incumbent, American-backed government?
(a) Siem Reap.
(b) Penh Phnom.
(c) My Lai.
(d) Phnom Penh.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who coins the word "genocide" to describe the atrocities in Nazi Germany and in Turkey?

2. After Lemkin's death, William Proxmire, a senator from ________________, takes up the movement to have the genocide convention ratified in the U.S.

3. What is Raphael Lemkin's profession?

4. What ethnicity is Raphael Lemkin?

5. Lemkin notes earlier in the century that _________ and genocide are almost always connected.

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