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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 the Introduction, Americans think that World War II began in which year?
(a) 1931.
(b) 1941.
(c) 1935.
(d) 1939.

2. Which of the following people is alone in advocating a strong defense for Nanking in November of 1937?
(a) Chang Tien-Chun.
(b) Chiang Kai-shek.
(c) Tang Sheng-chih.
(d) Frank Xing.

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

4. When Nanking falls, Japanese soldiers round up tens of thousands of Chinese men and commit all BUT WHICH of the following atrocities?
(a) Soak them with gasoline and burn them alive.
(b) Mow them down with machine guns.
(c) Use them for bayonet practice.
(d) Blindfold and bury them alive.

5. The first diary leaked out of Nanking is published in all BUT WHICH of the following magazines?
(a) Time.
(b) Far Eastern.
(c) Newsweek.
(d) Reader's Digest.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Chang in "Six Weeks of Terror," what happens to the Japanese war criminals after Nanking?

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

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

4. On what date in 1937 do most reporters leave Nanking after the city falls to the Japanese?

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

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