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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Kirby states that all BUT WHICH of Japan's following actions took place in stark contrast to conventional rules of warfare?
(a) Execution of civilians.
(b) Occupation.
(c) Rape of civilians.
(d) Execution of soldiers.

2. According to Kirby, what motivates the Japanese soldiers to behave in such a horrible manner?
(a) They were tired of the war.
(b) We may never know.
(c) Soldiers were unsupervised.
(d) They hated and feared the Chinese.

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?
(a) President of the Alliance in Memory of Victims.
(b) Producer of "Magee's Testament".
(c) Government official in China.
(d) Worked for the United Nations.

4. What event does the author mention in the Introduction that prompted many Nanking survivors to speak out about the massacre?
(a) Pacification of Manchukuo.
(b) Opium War.
(c) Tiananmen Square.
(d) Long March.

5. What nationality is John Rabe?
(a) German.
(b) Japanese.
(c) Chinese.
(d) English.

Short Answer Questions

1. For how long does the most violent part of the Rape of Nanking last?

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

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

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

5. In comparison to Germany, what percentage of war reparations has Japan paid the victims of Nanking?

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