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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 whom does the leader of the Nationalists shift the responsibility for defending Nanking after the fall of Shanghai?
(a) Tang Sheng-chih.
(b) Chang Tien-Chun.
(c) Frank Xing.
(d) Chiang Kai-shek.

2. What nationality is John Rabe?
(a) Japanese.
(b) German.
(c) English.
(d) Chinese.

3. Why do the Japanese soldiers generally kill the women they rape after they've finished?
(a) In order to relieve the dishonor for the woman's family.
(b) Rape is officially prohibited by military command.
(c) So that angry husbands won't know who to blame.
(d) They don't want to pay the women their fee.

4. Which of the following military commanders is initially in charge of the Japanese imperial army for the Shanghai-Nanking region?
(a) Yanagawa.
(b) Asaka.
(c) Nakajima.
(d) Matsui.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. After the Japanese victory at Shanghai, Chinese officials do all BUT WHICH of the following to prepare for possible attacks elsewhere?

2. Ms. Chang informs the reader that the Rape of Nanking is told from all BUT WHICH of the following points of view?

3. Kirby mentions in the Foreword that Nanking prompted China to do all BUT WHICH of the following?

4. In the Foreword, what is the date given for the fall of Nanking?

5. According to Kirby, what motivates the Japanese soldiers to behave in such a horrible manner?

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