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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. What can be considered ironic about John Rabe as a defender of the Safety Zone?
(a) He is Japanese.
(b) He is a Nazi.
(c) He accomplishes good by accident.
(d) He doesn't speak any Asian languages.

2. During which year does the author say she first realized the Nanking massacre was historically accurate and not simply myth?
(a) 2005.
(b) 1972.
(c) 1987.
(d) 1994.

3. Which individual does Chang discuss third in "The Nanking Safety Zone" chapter?
(a) German businessman.
(b) American missionary professor.
(c) German merchant.
(d) American surgeon.

4. After the massacre, the Japanese create a new government in Nanking. On what date is the Nanking Self-Government Committee created?
(a) February 6.
(b) January 20.
(c) December 28.
(d) January 1.

5. In the Introduction, Ms. Chang quotes which of the following authors as stating that to forget a holocaust is to kill twice?
(a) Akutagawa Ryunosuke.
(b) Shao Tzuping.
(c) George Santayana.
(d) Elie Wiesel.

Short Answer Questions

1. What title does Kirby hold that qualifies him to write the Foreword for Ms. Chang's book?

2. On what date in 1937 do most reporters leave Nanking after the city falls to the Japanese?

3. Which of the following people is alone in advocating a strong defense for Nanking in November of 1937?

4. At the end of "The Forgotten Holocaust," Azuma Shiro becomes the first Japanese veteran to apologize for his role in Nanking. During what year does this occur?

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

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