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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Kirby mentions in the Foreword that the Rape of Nanking accomplished what in the eyes of the world?
(a) Turned public opinion against both Japan and China.
(b) Turned public opinion against China.
(c) Had no effect on public opinion.
(d) Turned public opinion against Japan.

2. What World War II event has helped the world believe the myth that Japan was a victim and not an instigator?
(a) Nanking.
(b) Pearl Harbor.
(c) Hiroshima.
(d) Holocaust.

3. "The Path to Nanking" states that Japan's golden era of prosperity comes to an end during which decade?
(a) 1920s.
(b) 1930s.
(c) 1890s.
(d) 1940s.

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

5. In the Introduction, the author cites what fact as her primary motivation for writing this book?
(a) African massacres.
(b) Chinese indifference to the victims.
(c) American ignorance of the massacre.
(d) Japanese distortion of history.

6. Toward the end of "The Nanking Safety Zone," Chang states that the Safety Zone holds about how many refugees?
(a) Nine to twelve hundred.
(b) Six to eight hundred.
(c) Two to three hundred thousand.
(d) Three to four hundred.

7. In what year does Japan withdraw from the League of Nations?
(a) 1934.
(b) 1936.
(c) 1933.
(d) 1930.

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

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

10. After completing their research, authors James Yin and Shi Young believe the Nanking death toll may be what number?
(a) 400,000.
(b) 320,000.
(c) 130,000.
(d) 250,000.

11. Which individual does Chang discuss third in "The Nanking Safety Zone" chapter?
(a) American missionary professor.
(b) American surgeon.
(c) German businessman.
(d) German merchant.

12. 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?
(a) December 11.
(b) November 26.
(c) January 3.
(d) December 29.

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

14. After the Japanese victory at Shanghai, Chinese officials do all BUT WHICH of the following to prepare for possible attacks elsewhere?
(a) Hold practice air-raid drills.
(b) Order civilians out of the cities.
(c) Have citizens build bomb shelters.
(d) Order residents to camouflage homes.

15. How many women does Chang say are raped during the Japanese occupation of Nanking?
(a) Between fifteen and eighteen thousand.
(b) Between three and four hundred.
(c) Between twenty and eighty thousand.
(d) Between five and six thousand.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why, according to Kirby, is Ms. Chang's book so important?

2. For how many years does the conflict between China and Japan last?

3. What motto sums up the mindset that Japanese cadets were taught to adopt?

4. After the order to retreat is given, what route is left open to leave Nanking without encountering Japanese soldiers?

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

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