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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, in conducting their genocide, eliminates anyone deemed a(n) __________or a(n) _________.
(a) Intellectual; enemy.
(b) Traitor; intellectual.
(c) Enemy; traitor.
(d) Invalid; intellectual.

2. What happens on Dec. 11, 1946?
(a) The General Assembly defeates a resolution condemning genocide
(b) The last concentration camp is liberated.
(c) The General Assembly passes a resolution condemning genocide.
(d) World War II ends.

3. How does Proxmire make his case for ratification of the genocide treaty?
(a) He hosts a daily national talk show about genocide.
(b) He travels the world and made documentaries exposing acts of genocide.
(c) He calls for a vote on the treaty every day on the Senate floor.
(d) He gives a daily speech on genocide on the Senate floor.

4. As the resolution is discussed, some delegates advocate the use of ____________ instead of "genocide."
(a) Extermination.
(b) Racism.
(c) Persecution.
(d) Terrorism.

5. What proportion of United Nations member states must ratify a measure before it becomes international law?
(a) One-third.
(b) Two-thirds.
(c) Three-fifths.
(d) Three-quarters.

Short Answer Questions

1. The enforcement mechanisms spelled out in the convention are more explicit about _____________ than _________ of genocide.

2. On what date does Raphael Lemkin die?

3. 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?

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

5. There has been __________ public recognition of the Allies' inaction with regard to the Holocaust.

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