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

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

3. When does the author first learn about the Rape of Nanking?
(a) As a teenager.
(b) During college.
(c) After getting married.
(d) As a little girl.

4. Ms. Chang informs the reader that the Rape of Nanking is told from all BUT WHICH of the following points of view?
(a) Japanese military.
(b) American/European observers.
(c) Chinese victims.
(d) Nazi government.

5. Chang says in "The Fall of Nanking" that which of her own family members barely manage to stay together while evacuating Nanking?
(a) Aunt and uncle.
(b) Parents.
(c) Grandparents.
(d) Cousins.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the Introduction, the author cites what fact as her primary motivation for writing this book?

2. Which of the following American correspondents does Chang NOT mention in the "What the World Knew" chapter?

3. Looting in the Safety Zone makes food so scarce that refugees are forced to eat all BUT WHICH of the following?

4. In comparison to Germany, what percentage of war reparations has Japan paid the victims of Nanking?

5. According to the Introduction, Americans think that World War II began in which year?

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