Question 1

The United States was one of the first nations to ratify the United Nations' Genocide Convention.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

What happened to Young Turks accused of genocide in Armenia?

Accepted Answer

A)   More than 1,000 were tried in court and sentenced to death.
B)   Four people were tried and convicted but were then released.
C)   Armenian citizens rose up, took the law into their own hands, and killed many of the Young Turks who had engaged in genocide
D)   They fled the country and moved to South America.E) B) and C)
F) All of the above

Question 3

According to the text, the U.N. definition of genocide has been criticized because it:

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A)   Does not indicate how many must die to call an act genocide
B)   Requires proof of intent on the part of the killers to bring a charge of genocide
C)   Makes no clear distinction between acts of war and acts of genocide
D)   All of theseE) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 4

The International Criminal Court issued an arrest warrant for the president of Sudan, charging him with genocide and crimes against humanity. What happened after they issued this arrest warrant?

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A)   Nothing. The president was never arrested.
B)   The president was tried and sentenced to death.
C)   The president killed himself before he could go to trial.
D)   The president was tried and found not guilty.E) A) and C)
F) All of the above

Question 5

In the Armenian genocide (1915-1918) :

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A)   The Young Turks claimed the victims were casualties of war, not of genocide
B)   Art, literature, and recorded history of the Armenians were destroyed
C)   Many died in a long death march to the desert
D)   All of the aboveE) C) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 6

To which of the following has the word genocide been applied?

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A)   Bisexuality
B)   Dieting
C)   Abortion
D)   All of theseE) A) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 7

According to the text, more people have died in genocides in the past 100 years than in any 100-year period in history.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 8

In the Rwandan genocide:

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A)   Christian ministers and priests were able to eventually put an end to the killing.
B)   Machetes were used to kill because the killers could not afford guns.
C)   Rwandan military personnel began the killing and were later joined by citizens.
D)   The killers were careful to spare women and children from being killed.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 9

The United States and other world powers have refused to call the killing in Sudan genocide.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

The U.N. Genocide Convention passed in 1948:

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A)   Was the first time genocide was recognized as an international crime
B)   Has frequently been used to act against those engaged in genocide
C)   Has practically eliminated genocide in modern times
D)   All of theseE) A) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 11

According to the text, how did other nations react to the Rwanda genocide as it was occurring?

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A)   Other nations did not know about it until after it was over.
B)   Other nations quickly sent military troops into the area to stop the killing.
C)   Nothing was done, and many of the troops that were already there when the genocide began were withdrawn.
D)   They sent in planes to remove Tutsi who were at risk of being killed in the genocide.E) A) and D)
F) None of the above C

Question 12

The word genocide is more than 1,000 years old.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Raphael Lemkin is credited with creating the word genocide. Who was he?

Accepted Answer

A)   A scholar who lived in ancient Rome
B)   A Nazi doctor who helped build gas chambers to kill Jews
C)   A Polish scholar whose family was killed by the Nazis
D)   A historian who first documented the Armenian genocideE) All of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 14

When the genocide was over in Rwanda, who was put on trial for the killings?

Accepted Answer

A)   A college professor
B)   Two nuns
C)   A minister who headed the Seventh-Day Adventist Church
D)   All of the aboveE) None of the above
F) A) and D)

Question 15

Since World War II, more people have been killed in genocides than in international war.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Which of the following has been cited as a condition that makes genocide more likely?

Accepted Answer

A)   The power of the state has been reduced by defeat in war and/or internal strife.
B)   There is a strong dependence on military security.
C)   The leadership has strong ambitions for territory.
D)   All of theseE) C) and D)
F) B) and D)

Question 17

Scholars of genocide all agree that by dropping nuclear bombs on Japanese civilians in Hiroshima and Nagasaki during World War II, the U.S. committed an act of genocide.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

According to the text, what is the connection between acts of genocide and acts of war?

Accepted Answer

A)   During times of war, genocides don't generally happen.
B)   For most scholars, acts of war and acts of genocide are the same.
C)   During times of war, other countries are more likely to step in and stop a genocide.
D)   During periods of war, genocide is more likely to occur.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C) D

Question 19

The United Nations definition of genocide does not include:

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A)   Causing serious bodily or mental harm to a group
B)   Imposing means to prevent births within a group
C)   Killing for political reasons
D)   Forcibly transferring children of the group to another groupE) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 20

In the genocide in Sudan, who were the Janjaweed?

Accepted Answer

A)   A human rights group bringing food and medicine to innocent civilians
B)   Bandits and common criminals who took part in the killing
C)   Christian citizens targeted by the killers
D)   Drug traffickers who were paid by the government to kill citizensE) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

Exam 12: Genocide

The United States was one of the first nations to ratify the United Nations' Genocide Convention.

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What happened to Young Turks accused of genocide in Armenia?

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According to the text, the U.N. definition of genocide has been criticized because it:

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The International Criminal Court issued an arrest warrant for the president of Sudan, charging him with genocide and crimes against humanity. What happened after they issued this arrest warrant?

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In the Armenian genocide (1915-1918) :

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To which of the following has the word genocide been applied?

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According to the text, more people have died in genocides in the past 100 years than in any 100-year period in history.

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In the Rwandan genocide:

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The United States and other world powers have refused to call the killing in Sudan genocide.

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The U.N. Genocide Convention passed in 1948:

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According to the text, how did other nations react to the Rwanda genocide as it was occurring?

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The word genocide is more than 1,000 years old.

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Raphael Lemkin is credited with creating the word genocide. Who was he?

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When the genocide was over in Rwanda, who was put on trial for the killings?

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Since World War II, more people have been killed in genocides than in international war.

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Which of the following has been cited as a condition that makes genocide more likely?

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Scholars of genocide all agree that by dropping nuclear bombs on Japanese civilians in Hiroshima and Nagasaki during World War II, the U.S. committed an act of genocide.

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According to the text, what is the connection between acts of genocide and acts of war?

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The United Nations definition of genocide does not include:

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In the genocide in Sudan, who were the Janjaweed?

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