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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. According to Chang in "Six Weeks of Terror," what happens to the Japanese war criminals after Nanking?
(a) Fugitives from the law.
(b) Protected by the Japanese government.
(c) Executed many years ago.
(d) Life sentences in jail.

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

3. Chang states in "Six Weeks of Terror" that one of the Japanese military leaders is known as "the masked shogun" because information about this person is scarce. To which leader does she refer?
(a) Matsui.
(b) Asaka.
(c) Nakajima.
(d) Yanagawa.

4. By which decade does the author state in "The Path to Nanking" that Japan had launched an undeclared war on China?
(a) 1930s.
(b) 1920s.
(c) 1950s.
(d) 1940s.

5. In "Six Weeks of Terror," what is the primary Japanese strategy for the invasion of Nanking?
(a) Convince the Korean military to assist in the invasion.
(b) Take advantage of Nanking's geography.
(c) Take advantage of Nanking's trust.
(d) Sneak in during the night before Nanking realizes what's happening.

Short Answer Questions

1. During which year does the author say she first realized the Nanking massacre was historically accurate and not simply myth?

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

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

4. In "The Path to Nanking," the author states that the Japanese Samurai code of conduct is called what?

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

(see the answer key)

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