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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Six Weeks of Terror.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To whom does Kirby refer when he states that Ms. Chang has used the unimpeachable testimony of third-party observers?
(a) Victims and perpetrators.
(b) Newspapers and tabloids.
(c) Foreign missionaries and businessmen.
(d) Government officials and historians.

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

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

4. Which of the following does the author NOT discover is a published book on the subject of Nanking?
(a) Two Months of Terror.
(b) Tend of Orange Mist.
(c) Undeniable History in Photographs.
(d) Tree of Heaven.

5. For Asian nations, World War II can be dated from which year?
(a) 1941.
(b) 1935.
(c) 1931.
(d) 1939.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the Foreword, what is the date given for the fall of Nanking?

2. When Nanking falls, Japanese soldiers round up tens of thousands of Chinese men and commit all BUT WHICH of the following atrocities?

3. The Foreword mentions that the Rape of Nanking has haunted Chinese-Japanese relations for how many years?

4. According to the Introduction, Europeans date the beginning of World War II in which year?

5. What World War II event has helped the world believe the myth that Japan was a victim and not an instigator?

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