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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through What the World Knew.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Ms. Chang, why is the Rape of Nanking not as well known as the Holocaust or Hiroshima?
(a) The victims stayed silent.
(b) The Chinese were ashamed of the incident.
(c) There were not as many deaths.
(d) The Japanese killed all the witnesses.

2. The fall of Shanghai is a particularly hard blow to the leader of the Nationalists. Who is he?
(a) Frank Xing.
(b) Chang Tien-Chun.
(c) Chiang Kai-shek.
(d) Tang Sheng-chih.

3. What event does the author mention in the Introduction that prompted many Nanking survivors to speak out about the massacre?
(a) Long March.
(b) Opium War.
(c) Tiananmen Square.
(d) Pacification of Manchukuo.

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

5. What is the mood in Japan in response to Nanking's defeat in the early days of the occupation?
(a) Horrified.
(b) Proud.
(c) Amused.
(d) Disinterested.

Short Answer Questions

1. When the Nanking Safety Zone is initially set up, how long does the International Committee intend for it to be open?

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

3. Which of the following does the author NOT discover is a published book on the subject of Nanking?

4. Approximately how many Chinese civilians and former soldiers are killed during the mass execution near Mufu Mountain?

5. Toward the end of "The Nanking Safety Zone," Chang states that the Safety Zone holds about how many refugees?

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