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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After Nanking falls, how many people are housed in the Safety Zone?
(a) One thousand.
(b) Ten thousand.
(c) Hundreds of thousands.
(d) Several hundred.

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?
(a) Chiang Kai-shek.
(b) Tang Sheng-chih.
(c) Asaka Yasuhiko.
(d) Nakajima Kesago.

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

4. In "Six Weeks of Horror," Chang states that prior to the war, the population of Nanking is about how many people?
(a) Six million.
(b) One million.
(c) One hundred thousand.
(d) Eight thousand.

5. 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) Akutagawa Ryunosuke.
(c) Elie Wiesel.
(d) George Santayana.

Short Answer Questions

1. The Foreword mentions that the Rape of Nanking has haunted Chinese-Japanese relations for how many years?

2. When does the author first learn about the Rape of Nanking?

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

4. In "The Fall of Nanking," Chang states that Nanking has been occupied by foreign armies how many times?

5. Toward the end of "The Nanking Safety Zone," Chang states that the Safety Zone holds about how many refugees?

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