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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In 1941, the Japanese army launched a campaign of terror in northern China. What was the population of northern China prior to this campaign?
(a) 25 million.
(b) 16 million.
(c) 105 million.
(d) 44 million.

2. After Nanking, what event is pivotal in the change of relations between the United States and Japan?
(a) Cold War.
(b) IMTFE trials.
(c) Yalta Conference.
(d) Japan's surrender.

3. In "Six Weeks of Horror," who is the woman who fights back against the Japanese rapists?
(a) Liu Fang-chu.
(b) Ohta Hisao.
(c) Li Xouying.
(d) Sun Zhaiwei.

4. In "The Fall of Nanking," how many divisions does the commander in charge of Nanking give authority to cross the Yangtze River?
(a) Zero.
(b) Two.
(c) One.
(d) Five.

5. After the Japanese surrender, John Rabe begins to talk openly about what he witnessed in Nanking. In response, he is arrested by all BUT WHICH of the following governments?
(a) Russia.
(b) Japan.
(c) Germany.
(d) England.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following military commanders is initially in charge of the Japanese imperial army for the Shanghai-Nanking region?

2. Which of the following individuals is the minister for international trade who announces that Japan never intended to invade other Asian countries during "The Forgotten Holocaust"?

3. In "The Forgotten Holocaust," during what year do Japanese textbook screeners demand that authors eliminate all reference to the number of Chinese killed?

4. Chang states that during her visit to Nanking, she discovers that reparations from Japan in what amount would make a huge difference for the survivors?

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

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