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

2. In "The Nanking Safety Zone," which individual does Chang discuss second?
(a) German businessman.
(b) German merchant.
(c) American surgeon.
(d) American missionary professor.

3. What kind of resistance does the Japanese army meet when it gets to Nanking?
(a) Practically nonexistent.
(b) Well-organized.
(c) Nearly impossible to match.
(d) Not well-organized.

4. Why do the Japanese soldiers generally kill the women they rape after they've finished?
(a) So that angry husbands won't know who to blame.
(b) Rape is officially prohibited by military command.
(c) In order to relieve the dishonor for the woman's family.
(d) They don't want to pay the women their fee.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. After Nanking falls, how many people are housed in the Safety Zone?

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?

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

4. In "Six Weeks of Terror," what is the primary Japanese strategy for the invasion of Nanking?

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

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