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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Tanaka Yuki believes that the Japanese army had great potential for brutality for two reasons. What is the first of those two reasons?
(a) Lack of leadership.
(b) Hierarchical nature of society.
(c) Cruel treatment of its own soldiers.
(d) Lack of discipline.

2. In "The Occupation of Nanking," which country's flag is torn down six times from the University of Nanking?
(a) Japan.
(b) Germany.
(c) America.
(d) China.

3. Approximately how many Chinese civilians and former soldiers are killed during the mass execution near Mufu Mountain?
(a) 12,000.
(b) 104,000.
(c) 30,000.
(d) 57,000.

4. One of the deadliest policies endorsed by the Japanese government during the war is the "Three-all" policy, which means all BUT WHICH of the following?
(a) Burn all.
(b) Kill all.
(c) Loot all.
(d) Rape all.

5. 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 4.
(b) Chapter 2.
(c) Chapter 6.
(d) Chapter 8.

Short Answer Questions

1. By December of 1937, how many Chinese troops populate the area around Nanking?

2. On what date does the commander who is left in charge of Nanking receive orders from the leader of the Nationalists to abandon the city?

3. According to Chang in "The Forgotten Holocaust," what is one of the most sinister parts of Japanese education?

4. According to the Introduction, Africans believe World War II began in which year?

5. In what year does China's war with Japan end?

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