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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Fate of the Survivors.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To which infamous Nazi is Nakajima Kesago compared in the "Six Weeks of Terror" chapter?
(a) Hitler.
(b) Himmler.
(c) Eichmann.
(d) Prutzmann.

2. In what year during "The Fate of the Survivors" do seizures and a mental collapse force Robert Wilson to leave Nanking for Santa Barbara, California?
(a) 1938.
(b) 1952.
(c) 1960.
(d) 1940.

3. Looting in the Safety Zone makes food so scarce that refugees are forced to eat all BUT WHICH of the following?
(a) Daisies.
(b) Mushrooms.
(c) Goldenrod.
(d) Dandelions.

4. After Nanking falls, how many people are housed in the Safety Zone?
(a) Several hundred.
(b) Ten thousand.
(c) Hundreds of thousands.
(d) One thousand.

5. After John Rabe's death, his family finally publishes his diary. It is covered by world media on what date?
(a) October 4, 1982.
(b) December 12, 1996.
(c) July 27, 1874.
(d) May 9, 1958.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "The Nanking Safety Zone," which of the following do the International Committee members NOT have to provide for the refugees in the Safety Zone?

2. Tuberculosis strikes the first commander of the Japanese military. Who then takes over as the leader of the troops around Nanking?

3. Chang states that during her visit to Nanking, she discovers that reparations from Japan in what amount would make a huge difference for the survivors?

4. What can be considered ironic about John Rabe as a defender of the Safety Zone?

5. Most of the Zone leaders have no bodyguard experience, and yet they accomplish all BUT WHICH of the following actions anyway?

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