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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Power witnesses the Serbs' takeover of:
(a) Pristina.
(b) Split.
(c) Sarajevo.
(d) Srbrenica.

3. The officials of what country prevent Lemkin from traveling to Madrid to present his paper on the rise of Hitler and the Armenian genocide?
(a) Turkey.
(b) Spain.
(c) Poland.
(d) Germany.

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

5. Some who are opposed to the United States' ratification of the genocide treaty think it would be used to target the United States for its treatment of __________________.
(a) Native Americans.
(b) Native Americans and Japanese Americans.
(c) Native Americans and African Americans.
(d) African Americans and Japanese Americans.

6. In America, according to Power, the struggle to stop genocide is often determined by:
(a) Lobbyists.
(b) International politics.
(c) Special interests and civil rights groups.
(d) Domestic politics.

7. The United States has done ______________ in actual situations of crimes against humanity.
(a) Little.
(b) More than its fair share.
(c) A great deal.
(d) Nothing.

8. The term "class enemy" that is used by the Khmer Rouge often translated into which group of people?
(a) Teachers.
(b) Clergy.
(c) Politicians.
(d) Intellectuals.

9. President Carter makes the first public condemnation of the Khmer Rouge in ____1978.
(a) January.
(b) September.
(c) August.
(d) April.

10. Henry Morgenthau, a U.S. ambassador, contests America's lack of action in opposing the Armenian genocide. To which country is Morgenthau assigned?
(a) France.
(b) Armenia.
(c) Britain.
(d) The Ottoman Empire (Turkey).

11. Western journalists, including _______________, still in the country describe Khmer Rouge brutality and report accounts from refugees.
(a) Peter Jennings.
(b) Walter Cronkite.
(c) Samantha Moore.
(d) Elizabeth Becker.

12. What group of people does Lemkin crusade on behalf of?
(a) Romanian Gypsies.
(b) European Jews.
(c) French Basques.
(d) Armenians.

13. In October 1945, the Nuremberg indictments all mention ______________ in an international legal setting, although it is not be mentioned in the convictions.
(a) Genocide.
(b) War crimes.
(c) Warmongering.
(d) Terrorism.

14. Which U.S. government official does Lemkin try to approach regarding Hitler?
(a) Secretary of State Cordell Hull
(b) Secretary of War Henry Stimson
(c) Vice-President Truman.
(d) President Roosevelt.

15. Historically, according to Power, the United States has been ____________ to recognize and act when genocide occurred.
(a) Quick.
(b) Slow.
(c) Overly eager.
(d) Reluctant.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the book that Lemkin publishes in his attempt to help people believe the claims?

2. Lemkin believes that both the ___________ and _________ existence of groups needs to be preserved.

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

4. As the resolution is discussed, some delegates advocate the use of ____________ instead of "genocide."

5. Which country tries unsuccessfully to charge Turkish leaders with criminal behavior in the aftermath of the Armenian genocide?

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