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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Which substance is not used by Iraqi forces in the attack on Halabja?
(a) Ricin.
(b) Sarin.
(c) Tabun.
(d) Mustard gas.

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

5. Some who are opposed to the United States' ratification of the genocide treaty think it is too broad and therefore can't be used to target what country?
(a) The Soviet Union.
(b) China.
(c) North Korea.
(d) Iraq.

Short Answer Questions

1. Power witnesses the Serbs' takeover of:

2. Lemkin decides to lobby to what international body to adopt a resolution on genocide?

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

4. On what date does the final country required for ratification ratify the genocide treaty?

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

(see the answer key)

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