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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the geographical area mentioned as the main site of the Japanese/Chinese conflict at the time Nanking fell?
(a) Suzhou Plains.
(b) Sichuan Valley.
(c) Hunan Gorge.
(d) Yangtze Valley.

2. To whom does Kirby refer when he states that Ms. Chang has used the unimpeachable testimony of third-party observers?
(a) Government officials and historians.
(b) Foreign missionaries and businessmen.
(c) Victims and perpetrators.
(d) Newspapers and tabloids.

3. 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?
(a) Asaka Yasuhiko.
(b) Tang Sheng-chih.
(c) Chiang Kai-shek.
(d) Nakajima Kesago.

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

5. When Nanking falls, Japanese soldiers round up tens of thousands of Chinese men and commit all BUT WHICH of the following atrocities?
(a) Blindfold and bury them alive.
(b) Soak them with gasoline and burn them alive.
(c) Use them for bayonet practice.
(d) Mow them down with machine guns.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Ms. Chang informs the reader that the Rape of Nanking is told from all BUT WHICH of the following points of view?

3. What item has Ms. Chang found, belonging to John Rabe, that is mentioned in the Foreword?

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

5. During the Rape of Nanking, the Japanese outdo all BUT WHICH of the following massacres?

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