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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

5. Why does Lemkin flee to Lithuania and then Sweden in 1939?
(a) Hitler invades Poland.
(b) France is seeking his extradition.
(c) The Polish government wants to arrest him.
(d) Turkey puts a bounty on his head.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. In the Preface, Power describes a _____-year-old Sarajevan who was killed in a bombing.

5. In what country is Power a journalist during the genocide that takes place in the former Yugoslavia?

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