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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. During the Rape of Nanking, the Japanese outdo all BUT WHICH of the following massacres?
(a) Christians during Spanish Inquisition.
(b) Stalin in Russia.
(c) Romans at Carthage.
(d) Timur Lenk at Delhi.

2. What title does Kirby hold that qualifies him to write the Foreword for Ms. Chang's book?
(a) President of Princeton.
(b) Professor of Modern Japanese History.
(c) Professor of Modern Chinese History.
(d) President of Yale University.

3. 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) Chinese victims.
(d) Japanese military.

4. 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) There were not as many deaths.
(c) The victims stayed silent.
(d) The Chinese were ashamed of the incident.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. According to the Introduction, Europeans date the beginning of World War II in which year?

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

5. Why, according to Kirby, is Ms. Chang's book so important?

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