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

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

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

4. Ms. Chang informs the reader that the Rape of Nanking is told from all BUT WHICH of the following points of view?
(a) Nazi government.
(b) Japanese military.
(c) American/European observers.
(d) Chinese victims.

5. In the Foreword, what is the date given for the fall of Nanking?
(a) November 8.
(b) December 25.
(c) December 13.
(d) October 4.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the Introduction, the author cites what fact as her primary motivation for writing this book?

2. Why, according to Kirby, is Ms. Chang's book so important?

3. During the Rape of Nanking, the Japanese outdo all BUT WHICH of the following massacres?

4. All BUT WHICH of the following groups of citizens remain in Nanking after the soldiers leave the city?

5. In "The Path to Nanking," the author states that the Japanese Samurai code of conduct is called what?

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