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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) North Korea.
(b) China.
(c) The Soviet Union.
(d) Iraq.

2. Why doesn't the international community prosecute individuals for their roles in exterminating millions of German Jews?
(a) Nuremberg covered only cross-border crimes.
(b) The international community focused on prosecuting military organizations and governments.
(c) The genocide convention was passed after the Nuremberg trials had ended.
(d) The international community saw the issue as a national, not personal, crime.

3. In July 1995, Serb forces invade Srbrenica, which is considered a:
(a) Refugee camp.
(b) Safe area.
(c) Major city.
(d) Autonomous region.

4. The town of Halabja becomes known as the Kurdish ____________.
(a) My Lai.
(b) Auschwitz.
(c) Hiroshima.
(d) Nagasaki.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In the Preface, Power describes a _____-year-old Sarajevan who was killed in a bombing.

2. There has been __________ public recognition of the Allies' inaction with regard to the Holocaust.

3. The United States has done ______________ in actual situations of crimes against humanity.

4. What proportion of United Nations member states must ratify a measure before it becomes international law?

5. Armenians who are not killed are deported by force to camps in what country?

(see the answer key)

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