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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The Khmer Rouge evacuates all __________ before commencing their genocide.
(a) Vietnamese.
(b) Americans.
(c) Laotians.
(d) Foreigners.

2. In what year does the Armenian genocide, which kills nearly 1 million people, take place?
(a) 1916.
(b) 1915.
(c) 1905.
(d) 1918.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What governmental position does Mehmed Talaat, who conducts the genocide, hold?

4. Why doesn't the international community prosecute individuals for their roles in exterminating millions of German Jews?

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

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