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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. The former Yugoslavia presents no obvious threat to:
(a) U.S. interests.
(b) Soviet interests.
(c) European interests.
(d) Regional stability.

4. What do Western diplomats suggest that Bosnia offer to its minorities?
(a) Protection from genocide.
(b) Human rights protections.
(c) Assistance seeking asylum in other countries.
(d) Autonomy.

5. After Lemkin's death, William Proxmire, a senator from ________________, takes up the movement to have the genocide convention ratified in the U.S.
(a) Michigan.
(b) Wyoming.
(c) Wisconsin
(d) Washington.

Short Answer Questions

1. Historically, according to Power, the United States has been ____________ to recognize and act when genocide occurred.

2. Which government in the civil war that ended with the Khmer Rouge's coup does the United States back because they see its leader as more pro-American?

3. The Khmer Rouge evacuates all __________ before commencing their genocide.

4. What is the name of the leader of the Khmer Rouge?

5. Why does Lemkin flee to Lithuania and then Sweden in 1939?

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