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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Six Weeks of Horror.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the Introduction, Ms. Chang quotes which of the following authors as stating that to forget a holocaust is to kill twice?
(a) George Santayana.
(b) Akutagawa Ryunosuke.
(c) Elie Wiesel.
(d) Shao Tzuping.

2. On December 13, 1937, Japanese soldiers are ordered to execute all Chinese prisoners of war for all BUT WHICH of the following reasons?
(a) Food shortage.
(b) Free up space.
(c) Fear of retaliation.
(d) Prevention of guerrilla forces.

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

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

5. According to Chang in "Six Weeks of Terror," what happens to the Japanese war criminals after Nanking?
(a) Executed many years ago.
(b) Life sentences in jail.
(c) Protected by the Japanese government.
(d) Fugitives from the law.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the geographical area mentioned as the main site of the Japanese/Chinese conflict at the time Nanking fell?

2. What item has Ms. Chang found, belonging to John Rabe, that is mentioned in the Foreword?

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

4. In "Six Weeks of Horror," Chang states that prior to the war, the population of Nanking is about how many people?

5. What event does the author mention in the Introduction that prompted many Nanking survivors to speak out about the massacre?

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