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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. As information about Hitler's extermination of the Jews becomes more widespread, what is the reaction of the majority of people?
(a) They don't care.
(b) They can't believe what they are hearing and seeing.
(c) They start massive relief efforts.
(d) They rush to recruiting offices to help fight against the Nazis.

2. 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) The Ottoman Empire (Turkey).
(c) Britain.
(d) Armenia.

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

4. 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) Telegraph.
(b) Television.
(c) Photography.
(d) Newspapers.

5. When the United States sets up the Committee on Armenian Atrocities, what does the group not call for on behalf of the Armenians?
(a) Military intervention.
(b) Financial relief.
(c) Diplomatic intervention.
(d) Public awareness.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what city is Szmul Zygielbojm, the man who releases a report prepared by an underground Jewish society in Poland that detailed the tactics Nazis were using to kill the Jews, located?

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

3. The town of Halabja becomes known as the Kurdish ____________.

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. What is the reaction of many countries to refugees that they knew would be killed if forced to return to Germany?

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