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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Fall of Nanking.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To which atmosphere could the elementary schools of Japan best be compared?
(a) Home school.
(b) College.
(c) Park.
(d) Military.

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

3. In "Six Weeks of Terror," what is the primary Japanese strategy for the invasion of Nanking?
(a) Sneak in during the night before Nanking realizes what's happening.
(b) Take advantage of Nanking's trust.
(c) Take advantage of Nanking's geography.
(d) Convince the Korean military to assist in the invasion.

4. What World War II event has helped the world believe the myth that Japan was a victim and not an instigator?
(a) Holocaust.
(b) Hiroshima.
(c) Pearl Harbor.
(d) Nanking.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. On December 13, 1937, Japanese soldiers are ordered to execute all Chinese prisoners of war for all BUT WHICH of the following reasons?

2. According to the Introduction, Africans believe World War II began in which year?

3. When Nanking falls, Japanese soldiers round up tens of thousands of Chinese men and commit all BUT WHICH of the following atrocities?

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

5. What kind of resistance does the Japanese army meet when it gets to Nanking?

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