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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. 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.

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

4. In "The Nanking Safety Zone," which of the following do the International Committee members NOT have to provide for the refugees in the Safety Zone?
(a) Shelter.
(b) Clothing.
(c) Medical care.
(d) Food.

5. What can be considered ironic about John Rabe as a defender of the Safety Zone?
(a) He doesn't speak any Asian languages.
(b) He is Japanese.
(c) He is a Nazi.
(d) He accomplishes good by accident.

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

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

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

9. Ms. Chang informs the reader that the Rape of Nanking is told from all BUT WHICH of the following points of view?
(a) Japanese military.
(b) American/European observers.
(c) Chinese victims.
(d) Nazi government.

10. 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.

11. What is the name of the ship on which most foreign diplomats leave Nanking right before it falls to the Japanese?
(a) HMS Hastings.
(b) HMS Fowey.
(c) USS Panay.
(d) USS Augusta.

12. Which of the following military commanders is initially in charge of the Japanese imperial army for the Shanghai-Nanking region?
(a) Matsui.
(b) Yanagawa.
(c) Asaka.
(d) Nakajima.

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

14. The Foreword mentions that the Rape of Nanking has haunted Chinese-Japanese relations for how many years?
(a) Forty years.
(b) Sixty years.
(c) Thirty years.
(d) Ninety years.

15. 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?
(a) 201,000.
(b) 15,000.
(c) 106,000.
(d) 227,400.

Short Answer Questions

1. To which atmosphere could the elementary schools of Japan best be compared?

2. In "Six Weeks of Terror," what is the primary Japanese strategy for the invasion of Nanking?

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

4. When does the author first learn about the Rape of Nanking?

5. During which year does the author say she first realized the Nanking massacre was historically accurate and not simply myth?

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