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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The nationalists who kill the young Sarajevan of whom Power spoke are of what ethnicity?
(a) Albanian.
(b) Croat.
(c) Serb.
(d) Bosnian.

2. Lemkin had read many of the histories detailing what crime?
(a) Mass suicide.
(b) Treason.
(c) Rape.
(d) Mass slaughter.

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

4. Lemkin had long been fascinated by ____________.
(a) Judaism.
(b) Atrocity.
(c) Insurrection.
(d) Islam.

5. Lemkin notes earlier in the century that _________ and genocide are almost always connected.
(a) War.
(b) Poverty.
(c) Famine.
(d) Natural disaster.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. People have often argued that the United States don't know what is happening in countries where ___________ is occurring.

3. In 1994, what measure does the UN Security Council take against the Serbs?

4. Which U.S. government official does Lemkin try to approach regarding Hitler?

5. Which concentration camp does Reagan visit during his trip to Germany in response to people's complaints about his laying a wreath at a cemetery that includes the graves of nearly 50 Nazi SS officials?

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