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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Six Weeks of Terror.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Ms. Chang informs the reader that the Rape of Nanking is told from all BUT WHICH of the following points of view?
(a) Chinese victims.
(b) Japanese military.
(c) Nazi government.
(d) American/European observers.

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

3. "The Path to Nanking" states that Japan's golden era of prosperity comes to an end during which decade?
(a) 1920s.
(b) 1930s.
(c) 1940s.
(d) 1890s.

4. In "The Path to Nanking," the author states that the Japanese Samurai code of conduct is called what?
(a) Masurao.
(b) Kiyaku.
(c) Konnichiwa.
(d) Bushido.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What motto sums up the mindset that Japanese cadets were taught to adopt?

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

4. The Rape of Nanking was kept quiet by all BUT WHICH of the following countries?

5. Why do the Japanese soldiers generally kill the women they rape after they've finished?

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