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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. 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) November 26.
(b) January 3.
(c) December 29.
(d) December 11.

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

3. What title does Kirby hold that qualifies him to write the Foreword for Ms. Chang's book?
(a) Professor of Modern Chinese History.
(b) President of Princeton.
(c) President of Yale University.
(d) Professor of Modern Japanese History.

4. According to Ms. Chang, why is the Rape of Nanking not as well known as the Holocaust or Hiroshima?
(a) The victims stayed silent.
(b) The Chinese were ashamed of the incident.
(c) There were not as many deaths.
(d) The Japanese killed all the witnesses.

5. The Rape of Nanking was kept quiet by all BUT WHICH of the following countries?
(a) Germany.
(b) United States.
(c) Republic of China.
(d) People's Republic of China.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the Japanese government do in response to the mass rape committed by soldiers in Nanking?

2. Which of the following people is alone in advocating a strong defense for Nanking in November of 1937?

3. To whom does Kirby refer when he states that Ms. Chang has used the unimpeachable testimony of third-party observers?

4. Which of the following does the author NOT discover is a published book on the subject of Nanking?

5. To which atmosphere could the elementary schools of Japan best be compared?

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