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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6.

Multiple Choice 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?
(a) London.
(b) Amsterdam.
(c) Warsaw.
(d) Berlin.

2. Lemkin realizes that for a genocide convention to be passed and ratified, he needs to appeal to the _____________ of the delegates.
(a) Pocketbooks.
(b) Foreign political interests.
(c) Intellect and emotions.
(d) Domestic political interests.

3. Why doesn't the international community prosecute individuals for their roles in exterminating millions of German Jews?
(a) The genocide convention was passed after the Nuremberg trials had ended.
(b) The international community saw the issue as a national, not personal, crime.
(c) The international community focused on prosecuting military organizations and governments.
(d) Nuremberg covered only cross-border crimes.

4. What is the name of the book that Lemkin publishes in his attempt to help people believe the claims?
(a) The Jewish Solution.
(b) Occupied Europe under Axis Rule.
(c) Hitler's Extermination Program in Occupied Europe.
(d) Axis Rule in Occupied Europe.

5. What city does the Khmer Rouge seize in 1975 after a five-year civil war and defeat of the incumbent, American-backed government?
(a) Penh Phnom.
(b) Phnom Penh.
(c) Siem Reap.
(d) My Lai.

Short Answer Questions

1. Serbian forces executed over 7,000 Muslims in a _____________.

2. Lemkin had long been fascinated by ____________.

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

4. What American institution presents some discussion on actions that the U.S. could have taken to help Jews?

5. In 1948, Lemkin flies to _____________ to lobby the subcommittee that was preparing the actual text of the convention.

(see the answer key)

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