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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. Which Chinese city is known as "the Venice of China" and is completely devastated by the Japanese army?
(a) Shanghai.
(b) Nanking.
(c) Suchow.
(d) Sungchiang.

2. According to Chang in "Six Weeks of Terror," what happens to the Japanese war criminals after Nanking?
(a) Fugitives from the law.
(b) Executed many years ago.
(c) Life sentences in jail.
(d) Protected by the Japanese government.

3. When news of John Rabe's situation reaches China, the Nanking survivors raise how much money in US dollars to help him?
(a) $100,000.
(b) $2,000.
(c) $500.
(d) $6,000.

4. On which of the following persons does Chang NOT concentrate during "The Nanking Safety Zone" chapter?
(a) American surgeon.
(b) German businessman.
(c) American missionary professor.
(d) German merchant.

5. Chang states in "Six Weeks of Terror" that one of the Japanese military leaders is known as "the masked shogun" because information about this person is scarce. To which leader does she refer?
(a) Nakajima.
(b) Asaka.
(c) Yanagawa.
(d) Matsui.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "The Fate of the Survivors," Chang states that she is able to videotape oral testimony from Nanking survivors during what year?

2. In what year during "The Fate of the Survivors" does the People's Republic of China announce that it has forgiven Japan and invites the Japanese prime minister to visit China?

3. After John Rabe's death, his family finally publishes his diary. It is covered by world media on what date?

4. "The Fate of the Survivors" states that many of the victims of Nanking continue to suffer all BUT WHICH of the following?

5. Which of the following military commanders is initially in charge of the Japanese imperial army for the Shanghai-Nanking region?

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