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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. In which year does a group of officers launch a coup d'etat in Tokyo that kills the Prime Minister?
(a) 1931.
(b) 1936.
(c) 1932.
(d) 1934.

2. In what year does Japan withdraw from the League of Nations?
(a) 1936.
(b) 1933.
(c) 1934.
(d) 1930.

3. By December of 1937, how many Chinese troops populate the area around Nanking?
(a) 20,000.
(b) 90,000.
(c) 60,000.
(d) 10,000.

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

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

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. The commander of Nanking is supposed to be at the docks to evacuate the city by 6:00 pm. What time is it when he actually arrives?

3. Chang states in "Six Weeks of Terror" that one of the Japanese military leaders is known as "the masked shogun" because information about this person is scarce. To which leader does she refer?

4. Chang says in "The Fall of Nanking" that which of her own family members barely manage to stay together while evacuating Nanking?

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

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