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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. America officially ________, and Turkey officially _____________, the Armenian genocide. This stance is true with both countries to this day.
(a) Denies, denies.
(b) Ignores, acknowledges.
(c) Acknowledges, denies.
(d) Ignores, denies.

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

4. What term does the Allied condemnation apply to Turkey's persecution of the Armenians?
(a) Genocide.
(b) Racism.
(c) Ethnic cleansing.
(d) Crimes against humanity.

5. Ultimately, Lemkin's fight is for an international law on ________________.
(a) War crimes.
(b) Legal standards.
(c) Genocide.
(d) Financial standards.

Short Answer Questions

1. The officials of what country prevent Lemkin from traveling to Madrid to present his paper on the rise of Hitler and the Armenian genocide?

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

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

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

5. What is the name of the person who assassinates Talaat in 1921?

(see the answer key)

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