"A Problem From Hell:" America and the Age of Genocide Quiz | Eight Week Quiz A

Samantha Power
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"A Problem From Hell:" America and the Age of Genocide Quiz | Eight Week Quiz A

Samantha Power
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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what country is Power a journalist during the genocide that takes place in the former Yugoslavia?
(a) Croatia.
(b) Bosnia.
(c) Montenegro.
(d) Serbia.

2. Lemkin believes that both the ___________ and _________ existence of groups needs to be preserved.
(a) Financial; physical.
(b) Cultural; psychological.
(c) National; cultural.
(d) Physical; cultural.

3. Lemkin had read many of the histories detailing what crime?
(a) Rape.
(b) Mass slaughter.
(c) Mass suicide.
(d) Treason.

4. 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) Poland.
(b) Spain.
(c) Germany.
(d) Turkey.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. The author focuses on which country's response to genocide?

3. When the United States sets up the Committee on Armenian Atrocities, what does the group not call for on behalf of the Armenians?

4. People have often argued that the United States don't know what is happening in countries where ___________ is occurring.

5. Why does Lemkin flee to Lithuania and then Sweden in 1939?

(see the answer key)

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