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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The term "class enemy" that is used by the Khmer Rouge often translated into which group of people?
(a) Teachers.
(b) Politicians.
(c) Clergy.
(d) Intellectuals.

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?
(a) Iraq.
(b) China.
(c) North Korea.
(d) The Soviet Union.

3. What is the name of the book that Lemkin publishes in his attempt to help people believe the claims?
(a) Axis Rule in Occupied Europe.
(b) Hitler's Extermination Program in Occupied Europe.
(c) Occupied Europe under Axis Rule.
(d) The Jewish Solution.

4. On which humanitarian crisis does the U.S. government focus in an attempt to deflect attention and public pressure away from Bosnia?
(a) Ethiopia.
(b) Somalia.
(c) Romania.
(d) Afghanistan.

5. In 1994, what measure does the UN Security Council take against the Serbs?
(a) It invokes the Genocide Convention.
(b) It invokes the Genocide Convention and creates a criminal tribunal.
(c) It sends UN peacekeepers to the region.
(d) It creates a criminal tribunal.

Short Answer Questions

1. For what event is Lemkin invited to Spain to read his paper?

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

3. Early signs of trouble in the Balkans begin with brief wars in Slovenia and Croatia in the early:

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

5. What do Western diplomats suggest that Bosnia offer to its minorities?

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