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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Introduction.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Kirby mentions in the Foreword that Nanking prompted China to do all BUT WHICH of the following?
(a) Retreat.
(b) Regroup.
(c) Outlast.
(d) Give up.

2. For Asian nations, World War II can be dated from which year?
(a) 1935.
(b) 1931.
(c) 1939.
(d) 1941.

3. Kirby mentions in the Foreword that the Rape of Nanking accomplished what in the eyes of the world?
(a) Turned public opinion against both Japan and China.
(b) Had no effect on public opinion.
(c) Turned public opinion against China.
(d) Turned public opinion against Japan.

4. In the Introduction, the author cites what fact as her primary motivation for writing this book?
(a) African massacres.
(b) Chinese indifference to the victims.
(c) American ignorance of the massacre.
(d) Japanese distortion of history.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What World War II event has helped the world believe the myth that Japan was a victim and not an instigator?

2. According to Kirby, what motivates the Japanese soldiers to behave in such a horrible manner?

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

4. 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?

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

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