1. What item has Ms. Chang found, belonging to John Rabe, that is mentioned in the Foreword?
(a) Home videos.
(b) Newspaper.
(c) Diary.
(d) Photographs.

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

3. In what year does China's war with Japan end?
(a) 1932.
(b) 1944.
(c) 1937.
(d) 1945.

4. Which of the following does the author NOT discover is a published book on the subject of Nanking?
(a) Undeniable History in Photographs.
(b) Two Months of Terror.
(c) Tend of Orange Mist.
(d) Tree of Heaven.

5. Which Chinese city is known as "the Venice of China" and is completely devastated by the Japanese army?
(a) Sungchiang.
(b) Suchow.
(c) Nanking.
(d) Shanghai.

Short Answer Questions

1. The Foreword states that the occupation of Nanking was supposed to be a turning point for the Japanese in the struggle against which leader's armies?

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

3. For how many years does the conflict between China and Japan last?

4. For Asian nations, World War II can be dated from which year?

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

(see the answer key)

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