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

2. In what year does China's war with Japan end?
(a) 1945.
(b) 1937.
(c) 1944.
(d) 1932.

3. On December 13, 1937, Japanese soldiers are ordered to execute all Chinese prisoners of war for all BUT WHICH of the following reasons?
(a) Prevention of guerrilla forces.
(b) Fear of retaliation.
(c) Food shortage.
(d) Free up space.

4. Approximately how many Chinese civilians and former soldiers are killed during the mass execution near Mufu Mountain?
(a) 57,000.
(b) 30,000.
(c) 12,000.
(d) 104,000.

5. To which infamous Nazi is Nakajima Kesago compared in the "Six Weeks of Terror" chapter?
(a) Hitler.
(b) Eichmann.
(c) Himmler.
(d) Prutzmann.

Short Answer Questions

1. By which decade does the author state in "The Path to Nanking" that Japan had launched an undeclared war on China?

2. What is the geographical area mentioned as the main site of the Japanese/Chinese conflict at the time Nanking fell?

3. Kirby states that Ms. Chang has drawn connections between which of the following?

4. When does the author first learn about the Rape of Nanking?

5. Which of the following military commanders is initially in charge of the Japanese imperial army for the Shanghai-Nanking region?

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