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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. On what date does the commander who is left in charge of Nanking receive orders from the leader of the Nationalists to abandon the city?
(a) December 11.
(b) November 26.
(c) January 3.
(d) December 29.

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

3. When does the author first learn about the Rape of Nanking?
(a) As a little girl.
(b) After getting married.
(c) As a teenager.
(d) During college.

4. For how long does the most violent part of the Rape of Nanking last?
(a) Twelve months.
(b) Six days.
(c) Seven weeks.
(d) Two years.

5. After the Japanese victory at Shanghai, Chinese officials do all BUT WHICH of the following to prepare for possible attacks elsewhere?
(a) Order civilians out of the cities.
(b) Hold practice air-raid drills.
(c) Order residents to camouflage homes.
(d) Have citizens build bomb shelters.

Short Answer Questions

1. What World War II event has helped the world believe the myth that Japan was a victim and not an instigator?

2. By which decade does the author state in "The Path to Nanking" that Japan had launched an undeclared war on China?

3. In his book, Lieutenant Colonel Hashimoto Kingoro wrote that Japan could escape the pressures of surplus population in all BUT WHICH of the following ways?

4. "The Path to Nanking" states that Japan's golden era of prosperity comes to an end during which decade?

5. In "Six Weeks of Terror," what is the primary Japanese strategy for the invasion of Nanking?

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