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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. On February 18, 1986:
(a) The Senate votes on the ratification resolution.
(b) The Senate amends the ratification resolution.
(c) The Senate rejects the ratification resolution.
(d) The Senate adopts the ratification resolution.

3. How does Szmul Zygielbojm die?
(a) He dies of natural causes.
(b) He commits suicide.
(c) He is executed in a death camp.
(d) He dies of a heart attack.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following issues are not among those that the United States feared would be used against them under the genocide treaty?

2. Some European countries take exception to the _____________ within the U.S.'s ratification resolution.

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

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

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