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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. When does the author first learn about the Rape of Nanking?
(a) After getting married.
(b) As a teenager.
(c) During college.
(d) As a little girl.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Shao Tzuping, one of the producers of a documentary on The Rape of Nanking, had served in all BUT WHICH of the following positions?

3. According to the Introduction, Americans think that World War II began in which year?

4. Kirby mentions in the Foreword that Nanking prompted China to do all BUT WHICH of the following?

5. Which of the following does the author NOT discover is a published book on the subject of Nanking?

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