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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 11.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Ultimately, Lemkin's fight is for an international law on ________________.
(a) War crimes.
(b) Legal standards.
(c) Genocide.
(d) Financial standards.

2. What issue plagues the genocide convention?
(a) International unity.
(b) State sovereignty.
(c) Political ideologies.
(d) State prejudices against certain ethnic groups.

3. Serbian forces executed over 7,000 Muslims in a _____________.
(a) Mosque.
(b) Pig farm.
(c) Football stadium.
(d) Elementary school.

4. What American institution presents some discussion on actions that the U.S. could have taken to help Jews?
(a) The Smithsonian Institution.
(b) The U.S. Holocaust Museum.
(c) The Museum of American History.
(d) The World War II Memorial.

5. How does Proxmire make his case for ratification of the genocide treaty?
(a) He calls for a vote on the treaty every day on the Senate floor.
(b) He travels the world and made documentaries exposing acts of genocide.
(c) He hosts a daily national talk show about genocide.
(d) He gives a daily speech on genocide on the Senate floor.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In what city is Szmul Zygielbojm, the man who releases a report prepared by an underground Jewish society in Poland that detailed the tactics Nazis were using to kill the Jews, located?

3. When the United States sets up the Committee on Armenian Atrocities, what does the group not call for on behalf of the Armenians?

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

5. Kurdish refugees begin pouring into ____________ and pouring out stories of their suffering to anyone who would listen.

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