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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What nonbinding measure is suggested as a replacement of the UN genocide treaty, angering Lemkin?
(a) The Universal Declaration of Human Rights
(b) The Geneva Convention.
(c) The Declaration of Independence.
(d) The Civil Rights Act.

2. Senator Bob Dole introduces a bill in the U.S. Senate that calls for what measure to be taken in order to help the Muslims in the Balkans?
(a) Lift the arms embargo.
(b) Freeze Serbia's assets.
(c) Send ground forces to the region.
(d) Commence air strikes against Serb troops.

3. On what date does the final country required for ratification ratify the genocide treaty?
(a) November 7, 1950.
(b) December 11, 1946.
(c) December 9, 1948.
(d) October 16, 1950.

4. Some European countries take exception to the _____________ within the U.S.'s ratification resolution.
(a) Definition of genocide.
(b) Amnesty clause.
(c) Genocide exemptions.
(d) Sovereignty restrictions.

5. After Lemkin's death, William Proxmire, a senator from ________________, takes up the movement to have the genocide convention ratified in the U.S.
(a) Michigan.
(b) Washington.
(c) Wisconsin
(d) Wyoming.

Short Answer Questions

1. Turkey claims its actions are necessary to suppress _______________.

2. After the president's plane is shot down, Colonel Theoneste Bagosora and the Rwandan army take control of the country. What Rwandan tribe does Bagosora belong to?

3. What American institution presents some discussion on actions that the U.S. could have taken to help Jews?

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

5. When the Iraqi government orders Kurds to move into collective centers, any Kurd who remains in a prohibited area is:

(see the answer key)

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