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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. What title does Kirby hold that qualifies him to write the Foreword for Ms. Chang's book?
(a) President of Princeton.
(b) Professor of Modern Chinese History.
(c) Professor of Modern Japanese History.
(d) President of Yale University.

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

3. 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) Foreign missionaries and businessmen.
(c) Government officials and historians.
(d) Newspapers and tabloids.

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

5. Kirby states that Ms. Chang has drawn connections between which of the following?
(a) Japanese and Chinese crimes.
(b) Events in America and Europe.
(c) Slaughter in Europe and Asia.
(d) American ignorance and Asian arrogance.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following military commanders is initially in charge of the Japanese imperial army for the Shanghai-Nanking region?

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

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

4. According to the Introduction, Europeans date the beginning of World War II in which year?

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

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