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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Kirby states that Ms. Chang has drawn connections between which of the following?
(a) Japanese and Chinese crimes.
(b) Slaughter in Europe and Asia.
(c) Events in America and Europe.
(d) American ignorance and Asian arrogance.

3. 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) Elie Wiesel.
(c) George Santayana.
(d) Shao Tzuping.

4. Decades later, what is still stunning about the way in which the Rape of Nanking was conducted?
(a) It was very short.
(b) It was a public rampage.
(c) It was limited to the military population.
(d) It went on for so long.

5. For how long does the most violent part of the Rape of Nanking last?
(a) Twelve months.
(b) Seven weeks.
(c) Six days.
(d) Two years.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. The Foreword mentions that the Rape of Nanking has haunted Chinese-Japanese relations for how many years?

5. What event does the author mention in the Introduction that prompted many Nanking survivors to speak out about the massacre?

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