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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In 1948, Lemkin flies to _____________ to lobby the subcommittee that was preparing the actual text of the convention.
(a) Berlin.
(b) Zurich.
(c) Vienna.
(d) Geneva.

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

3. What American institution presents some discussion on actions that the U.S. could have taken to help Jews?
(a) The Smithsonian Institution.
(b) The World War II Memorial.
(c) The U.S. Holocaust Museum.
(d) The Museum of American History.

4. On what date is the law banning genocide passed?
(a) December 21, 1950.
(b) Not applicable; it was defeated on December 9, 1948.
(c) December 9, 1948.
(d) December 8, 1949.

5. Some who are opposed to the United States' ratification of the genocide treaty think it would be used to target the United States for its treatment of __________________.
(a) Native Americans.
(b) Native Americans and African Americans.
(c) Native Americans and Japanese Americans.
(d) African Americans and Japanese Americans.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What issue plagues the genocide convention?

3. As of the time the genocide treaty became international law, what country had not yet ratified it?

4. What governmental position does Mehmed Talaat, who conducts the genocide, hold?

5. What proportion of United Nations member states must ratify a measure before it becomes international law?

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