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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Forgotten Holocause: A Second Rape.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the 12th Century, the Samurai became firmly established by which powerful Japanese family?
(a) Fujiwara.
(b) Hirohito.
(c) Minamoto.
(d) Shogun.

2. How long does Japan initially believe it will take to conquer mainland China?
(a) One year.
(b) Three months.
(c) Six months.
(d) Two weeks.

3. According to Ms. Chang, why is the Rape of Nanking not as well known as the Holocaust or Hiroshima?
(a) The Japanese killed all the witnesses.
(b) The Chinese were ashamed of the incident.
(c) There were not as many deaths.
(d) The victims stayed silent.

4. Kirby states that all BUT WHICH of Japan's following actions took place in stark contrast to conventional rules of warfare?
(a) Occupation.
(b) Rape of civilians.
(c) Execution of soldiers.
(d) Execution of civilians.

5. After his trial, Hisao is executed in a manner that many of the Nanking survivors believe to be much more humane than anything he'd done to his victims. How is Hisao executed?
(a) Beheading.
(b) Firing squad.
(c) Lethal injection.
(d) Drowning.

Short Answer Questions

1. One of the most high-profile trials described in chapter eight is for Tani Hisao. What military position does Hisao hold during the Rape of Nanking?

2. In "The Fate of the Survivors," during what year does Lewis Smythe leave his job at Nanking University for Lexington Theological Seminary in Kentucky?

3. After the War Crimes committee is created, trials for class B and C war criminals begin when?

4. Kirby mentions in the Foreword that Nanking prompted China to do all BUT WHICH of the following?

5. What is the name of the ship on which most foreign diplomats leave Nanking right before it falls to the Japanese?

(see the answer key)

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