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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The Allies set up an international military tribunal in ________________ to prosecute Nazi war criminals.
(a) Copenhagen.
(b) Nuremberg.
(c) Paris.
(d) New York.

2. The genocide convention needs to be ratified domestically by _______ of the UN's member states in order to become international law.
(a) Forty.
(b) Twenty.
(c) Twenty-five.
(d) Ten.

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

4. Upon what group does Lemkin take out his frustration over the United States' slowness to ratify the genocide treaty?
(a) The media.
(b) Congress.
(c) Filmmakers
(d) Human rights advocates.

5. How does Proxmire make his case for ratification of the genocide treaty?
(a) He travels the world and made documentaries exposing acts of genocide.
(b) He calls for a vote on the treaty every day on the Senate floor.
(c) He gives a daily speech on genocide on the Senate floor.
(d) He hosts a daily national talk show about genocide.

6. What is not yet invented at the time the Armenian genocide takes places and is therefore not available as a means by which to communicate news and information about it?
(a) Newspapers.
(b) Television.
(c) Telegraph.
(d) Photography.

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

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

9. Lemkin had long been fascinated by ____________.
(a) Judaism.
(b) Atrocity.
(c) Islam.
(d) Insurrection.

10. As the resolution is discussed, some delegates advocate the use of ____________ instead of "genocide."
(a) Racism.
(b) Persecution.
(c) Extermination.
(d) Terrorism.

11. What happens on Dec. 11, 1946?
(a) The General Assembly passes a resolution condemning genocide.
(b) The General Assembly defeates a resolution condemning genocide
(c) The last concentration camp is liberated.
(d) World War II ends.

12. Lemkin notes earlier in the century that _________ and genocide are almost always connected.
(a) Poverty.
(b) Famine.
(c) War.
(d) Natural disaster.

13. On what date does the Allied government condemn Turkey's action against the Armenians?
(a) May 15, 1919.
(b) May 24, 1915.
(c) May 15, 1924.
(d) May 19, 1915.

14. What is the name of the book that Lemkin publishes in his attempt to help people believe the claims?
(a) Hitler's Extermination Program in Occupied Europe.
(b) Occupied Europe under Axis Rule.
(c) Axis Rule in Occupied Europe.
(d) The Jewish Solution.

15. What is Raphael Lemkin's profession?
(a) Lawyer.
(b) Politician.
(c) Soldier.
(d) Doctor.

Short Answer Questions

1. Western journalists, including _______________, still in the country describe Khmer Rouge brutality and report accounts from refugees.

2. In what country does the Khmer Rouge conduct its genocidal campaign?

3. Ultimately, Lemkin's fight is for an international law on ________________.

4. Out of a population of 7 million souls, approximately how many people does the Khmer Rouge kill in its three-and-a-half-year rule?

5. America officially ________, and Turkey officially _____________, the Armenian genocide. This stance is true with both countries to this day.

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