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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) Sichuan Valley.
(b) Suzhou Plains.
(c) Yangtze Valley.
(d) Hunan Gorge.

2. According to the Introduction, Europeans date the beginning of World War II in which year?
(a) 1935.
(b) 1941.
(c) 1931.
(d) 1939.

3. Why, according to Kirby, is Ms. Chang's book so important?
(a) It is the only historical account written by a woman.
(b) The book brought great publicity to Chinese Americans.
(c) No one has ever talked about the event before.
(d) The incident has largely been forgotten in the West.

4. The Foreword mentions that the Rape of Nanking has haunted Chinese-Japanese relations for how many years?
(a) Sixty years.
(b) Forty years.
(c) Ninety years.
(d) Thirty years.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Decades later, what is still stunning about the way in which the Rape of Nanking was conducted?

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

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

4. Kirby states that all BUT WHICH of Japan's following actions took place in stark contrast to conventional rules of warfare?

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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