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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the geographical area mentioned as the main site of the Japanese/Chinese conflict at the time Nanking fell?
(a) Sichuan Valley.
(b) Hunan Gorge.
(c) Yangtze Valley.
(d) Suzhou Plains.

2. According to Kirby, what motivates the Japanese soldiers to behave in such a horrible manner?
(a) They were tired of the war.
(b) We may never know.
(c) Soldiers were unsupervised.
(d) They hated and feared the Chinese.

3. What event does the author mention in the Introduction that prompted many Nanking survivors to speak out about the massacre?
(a) Opium War.
(b) Tiananmen Square.
(c) Pacification of Manchukuo.
(d) Long March.

4. In "Judgment Day," one of the war crimes trials held is for two lieutenants: Takeshi and Toshiaki. In what chapter of this book does "Judgment Day" say their killing contest is described?
(a) Chapter 2.
(b) Chapter 4.
(c) Chapter 8.
(d) Chapter 6.

5. The fall of Shanghai is a particularly hard blow to the leader of the Nationalists. Who is he?
(a) Chang Tien-Chun.
(b) Tang Sheng-chih.
(c) Frank Xing.
(d) Chiang Kai-shek.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why do the Japanese soldiers generally kill the women they rape after they've finished?

2. Decades later, what is still stunning about the way in which the Rape of Nanking was conducted?

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

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

5. In order to control the population after the massacre, the Japanese routinely use what as payment to the Chinese?

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