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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which human rights group had been keeping a close eye on the Yugoslavian situation since the early-1990s?
(a) Helsinki Watch.
(b) UNICEF.
(c) Amnesty International.
(d) Human Rights Watch.

2. When the safe area of Zepa is in danger from the Serbs, the Allies state they would only react with air power under what circumstance?
(a) If Zepa was attacked.
(b) If Gorazde was attacked.
(c) If UN troops were attacked.
(d) If Macedonia was attacked.

3. Whom does Iraq's president appoint as secretary-general of the Northern Bureau?
(a) Saddam Hussein.
(b) Ali Hassan al-Majid.
(c) Nour al-Maliki.
(d) Tariq Aziz.

4. In 1948, Lemkin flies to _____________ to lobby the subcommittee that was preparing the actual text of the convention.
(a) Vienna.
(b) Berlin.
(c) Zurich.
(d) Geneva.

5. Which country tries unsuccessfully to charge Turkish leaders with criminal behavior in the aftermath of the Armenian genocide?
(a) Britain.
(b) France.
(c) United States.
(d) Russia.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. The Allies have ____________ intelligence on Hitler's extermination of European Jews.

3. How do most of the Kurds killed by the Iraqis die?

4. Senator Proxmire continues to give a speech a day to the Senate on genocide. By the early __________, more Americans seem to be open to the idea of ratifying the genocide treaty.

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

(see the answer key)

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