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

2. The Rape of Nanking was kept quiet by all BUT WHICH of the following countries?
(a) United States.
(b) People's Republic of China.
(c) Republic of China.
(d) Germany.

3. According to the Introduction, Europeans date the beginning of World War II in which year?
(a) 1939.
(b) 1935.
(c) 1931.
(d) 1941.

4. In the Foreword, what is the date given for the fall of Nanking?
(a) December 13.
(b) November 8.
(c) October 4.
(d) December 25.

5. The Foreword states that the occupation of Nanking was supposed to be a turning point for the Japanese in the struggle against which leader's armies?
(a) Chiang Kai-shek.
(b) Tang Sheng-chih.
(c) Asaka Yasuhiko.
(d) Nakajima Kesago.

Short Answer Questions

1. To whom does Kirby refer when he states that Ms. Chang has used the unimpeachable testimony of third-party observers?

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

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

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

5. Kirby states that all BUT WHICH of Japan's following actions took place in stark contrast to conventional rules of warfare?

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