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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. For Asian nations, World War II can be dated from which year?
(a) 1931.
(b) 1939.
(c) 1941.
(d) 1935.

2. In what year does China's war with Japan end?
(a) 1932.
(b) 1937.
(c) 1944.
(d) 1945.

3. What mood does the commander of Nanking find when he arrives at the river dock?
(a) Abandoned boats.
(b) Quiet.
(c) Discipline.
(d) Bedlam.

4. By December of 1937, how many Chinese troops populate the area around Nanking?
(a) 90,000.
(b) 20,000.
(c) 10,000.
(d) 60,000.

5. In what year does the Meiji government of Japan send a naval fleet to Korea to force a commerce agreement?
(a) 1990.
(b) 1675.
(c) 1876.
(d) 1794.

6. According to the Introduction, Europeans date the beginning of World War II in which year?
(a) 1931.
(b) 1941.
(c) 1935.
(d) 1939.

7. In "The Path to Nanking," the author states that the Japanese Samurai code of conduct is called what?
(a) Bushido.
(b) Masurao.
(c) Konnichiwa.
(d) Kiyaku.

8. Tuberculosis strikes the first commander of the Japanese military. Who then takes over as the leader of the troops around Nanking?
(a) Nakajima.
(b) Yanagawa.
(c) Matsui.
(d) Asaka.

9. What motto sums up the mindset that Japanese cadets were taught to adopt?
(a) "The weak must be destroyed."
(b) "Japan will rule the world."
(c) "The greatest honor is to kill Chinese."
(d) "A will which knows no defeat."

10. On December 13, 1937, Japanese soldiers are ordered to execute all Chinese prisoners of war for all BUT WHICH of the following reasons?
(a) Fear of retaliation.
(b) Free up space.
(c) Prevention of guerrilla forces.
(d) Food shortage.

11. What nationality is John Rabe?
(a) Chinese.
(b) German.
(c) Japanese.
(d) English.

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

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

14. In "The Nanking Safety Zone," which individual does Chang discuss second?
(a) American surgeon.
(b) American missionary professor.
(c) German businessman.
(d) German merchant.

15. What title does Kirby hold that qualifies him to write the Foreword for Ms. Chang's book?
(a) Professor of Modern Japanese History.
(b) President of Yale University.
(c) President of Princeton.
(d) Professor of Modern Chinese History.

Short Answer Questions

1. Most of the Zone leaders have no bodyguard experience, and yet they accomplish all BUT WHICH of the following actions anyway?

2. A historian at the Jiangsu Academy of Social Sciences has compiled the most accurate estimate of how many were killed in Nanking. What figure has he reached?

3. To whom does Kirby refer when he states that Ms. Chang has used the unimpeachable testimony of third-party observers?

4. In the Foreword, what is the date given for the fall of Nanking?

5. What event does the author mention in the Introduction that prompted many Nanking survivors to speak out about the massacre?

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