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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In America, according to Power, the struggle to stop genocide is often determined by:
(a) Domestic politics.
(b) Special interests and civil rights groups.
(c) Lobbyists.
(d) International politics.

2. How do most of the Kurds killed by the Iraqis die?
(a) Starvation.
(b) Mass executions.
(c) Biological attacks.
(d) Gas attacks.

3. Which of the following issues are not among those that the United States feared would be used against them under the genocide treaty?
(a) Native American relocation.
(b) Women's rights.
(c) Jim Crow.
(d) Slavery.

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

5. In October 1945, the Nuremberg indictments all mention ______________ in an international legal setting, although it is not be mentioned in the convictions.
(a) Warmongering.
(b) War crimes.
(c) Terrorism.
(d) Genocide.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which ethnic group is responsible for the aggression against minorities after Yugoslavia's collapse?

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. The author focuses on which country's response to genocide?

4. What term does the Allied condemnation apply to Turkey's persecution of the Armenians?

5. On which humanitarian crisis does the U.S. government focus in an attempt to deflect attention and public pressure away from Bosnia?

(see the answer key)

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