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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Judgment Day.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Decades later, what is still stunning about the way in which the Rape of Nanking was conducted?
(a) It was a public rampage.
(b) It went on for so long.
(c) It was limited to the military population.
(d) It was very short.

2. Why, according to Kirby, is Ms. Chang's book so important?
(a) The book brought great publicity to Chinese Americans.
(b) The incident has largely been forgotten in the West.
(c) No one has ever talked about the event before.
(d) It is the only historical account written by a woman.

3. Kirby states that all BUT WHICH of Japan's following actions took place in stark contrast to conventional rules of warfare?
(a) Execution of civilians.
(b) Occupation.
(c) Rape of civilians.
(d) Execution of soldiers.

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

5. On December 15, 1938, Japanese soldiers force five thousand refugees to line up so they can steal how much money from them?
(a) $75.
(b) $180.
(c) $350.
(d) $560.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the Japanese imperial army major who writes a report of confession while awaiting trial for his crimes?

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. How does the American public initially respond when the article entitled "The Sack of Nanking" is published in magazines in the US?

4. As discussed in "Six Weeks of Horror," Wu Tienwei believes that the actual death toll in Nanking may be what number?

5. What World War II event has helped the world believe the myth that Japan was a victim and not an instigator?

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