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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why, according to Kirby, is Ms. Chang's book so important?
(a) The book brought great publicity to Chinese Americans.
(b) It is the only historical account written by a woman.
(c) No one has ever talked about the event before.
(d) The incident has largely been forgotten in the West.

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

3. Chang states in "Six Weeks of Terror" that one of the Japanese military leaders is known as "the masked shogun" because information about this person is scarce. To which leader does she refer?
(a) Yanagawa.
(b) Asaka.
(c) Matsui.
(d) Nakajima.

4. The Foreword states that the occupation of Nanking was supposed to be a turning point for the Japanese in the struggle against which leader's armies?
(a) Tang Sheng-chih.
(b) Chiang Kai-shek.
(c) Asaka Yasuhiko.
(d) Nakajima Kesago.

5. When Nanking falls, Japanese soldiers round up tens of thousands of Chinese men and commit all BUT WHICH of the following atrocities?
(a) Soak them with gasoline and burn them alive.
(b) Use them for bayonet practice.
(c) Blindfold and bury them alive.
(d) Mow them down with machine guns.

6. In "The Fall of Nanking," Chang states that Nanking has been occupied by foreign armies how many times?
(a) One.
(b) Six.
(c) Three.
(d) Eight.

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

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

9. The Rape of Nanking was kept quiet by all BUT WHICH of the following countries?
(a) Republic of China.
(b) Germany.
(c) United States.
(d) People's Republic of China.

10. For how many years does the conflict between China and Japan last?
(a) Ten years.
(b) Two years.
(c) Three years.
(d) Eight years.

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

12. On which of the following persons does Chang NOT concentrate during "The Nanking Safety Zone" chapter?
(a) American surgeon.
(b) German merchant.
(c) American missionary professor.
(d) German businessman.

13. What item has Ms. Chang found, belonging to John Rabe, that is mentioned in the Foreword?
(a) Diary.
(b) Newspaper.
(c) Photographs.
(d) Home videos.

14. In 1938, Foreign Minister Hirota Koki sends a message indicating that, a month after the massacre, the Japanese believe the Nanking death total to be what number?
(a) 204,000.
(b) 300,000.
(c) 90,000.
(d) 15,000.

15. In comparison to Germany, what percentage of war reparations has Japan paid the victims of Nanking?
(a) About 15%.
(b) Less than 1%.
(c) 120%.
(d) More than 50%.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Chang in "Six Weeks of Terror," what happens to the Japanese war criminals after Nanking?

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

3. In "The Nanking Safety Zone," which individual does Chang first discuss?

4. By December during the occupation, Chang states that the population of Nanking has fallen to about how many people?

5. 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?

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