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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. For how many years does the conflict between China and Japan last?
(a) Three years.
(b) Two years.
(c) Ten years.
(d) Eight years.

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?
(a) 4:00 pm.
(b) 8:00 pm.
(c) 2:00 am.
(d) 10:00 pm.

3. A German diplomat reports that many Chinese women commit suicide by jumping into the Yangtze River between 1937 and 1938. Why?
(a) They could not find work.
(b) They were pregnant with half-Japanese babies.
(c) Their families could not bear the dishonor.
(d) Their husbands were angry with them for getting raped.

4. As discussed in "Six Weeks of Horror," Wu Tienwei believes that the actual death toll in Nanking may be what number?
(a) 110,000.
(b) 150,000.
(c) 200,500.
(d) 340,000.

5. What mood does the commander of Nanking find when he arrives at the river dock?
(a) Quiet.
(b) Bedlam.
(c) Abandoned boats.
(d) Discipline.

Short Answer Questions

1. A historian at the Jiangsu Academy of Social Sciences has compiled the most accurate estimate of how many were killed in Nanking. What figure has he reached?

2. The Foreword states that the occupation of Nanking was supposed to be a turning point for the Japanese in the struggle against which leader's armies?

3. In what year does the Meiji government of Japan send a naval fleet to Korea to force a commerce agreement?

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

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

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