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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. What does the Japanese government do in response to the mass rape committed by soldiers in Nanking?
(a) Reward rapists.
(b) Reprimand rapists.
(c) Put more responsible officers on duty.
(d) Set up brothels.

2. In "The Fate of the Survivors," during what year does Lewis Smythe leave his job at Nanking University for Lexington Theological Seminary in Kentucky?
(a) 1962.
(b) 1945.
(c) 1951.
(d) 1958.

3. In "Six Weeks of Terror," what is the primary Japanese strategy for the invasion of Nanking?
(a) Take advantage of Nanking's geography.
(b) Sneak in during the night before Nanking realizes what's happening.
(c) Convince the Korean military to assist in the invasion.
(d) Take advantage of Nanking's trust.

4. What is the name of the ship on which most foreign diplomats leave Nanking right before it falls to the Japanese?
(a) USS Augusta.
(b) HMS Fowey.
(c) HMS Hastings.
(d) USS Panay.

5. 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?
(a) 1985.
(b) 1991.
(c) 2002.
(d) 1974.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why do the Japanese soldiers generally kill the women they rape after they've finished?

3. On December 13, 1937, Japanese soldiers are ordered to execute all Chinese prisoners of war for all BUT WHICH of the following reasons?

4. When news of John Rabe's situation reaches China, the Nanking survivors raise how much money in US dollars to help him?

5. 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?

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