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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

5. Chang says in "The Fall of Nanking" that which of her own family members barely manage to stay together while evacuating Nanking?
(a) Grandparents.
(b) Cousins.
(c) Parents.
(d) Aunt and uncle.

6. What does the Japanese government do in response to the mass rape committed by soldiers in Nanking?
(a) Reprimand rapists.
(b) Set up brothels.
(c) Put more responsible officers on duty.
(d) Reward rapists.

7. According to Chang in "Six Weeks of Terror," what happens to the Japanese war criminals after Nanking?
(a) Protected by the Japanese government.
(b) Executed many years ago.
(c) Fugitives from the law.
(d) Life sentences in jail.

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

9. 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) 90,000.
(c) 300,000.
(d) 15,000.

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

11. In "Six Weeks of Horror," who is the woman who fights back against the Japanese rapists?
(a) Ohta Hisao.
(b) Li Xouying.
(c) Liu Fang-chu.
(d) Sun Zhaiwei.

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

13. What kind of resistance does the Japanese army meet when it gets to Nanking?
(a) Not well-organized.
(b) Well-organized.
(c) Practically nonexistent.
(d) Nearly impossible to match.

14. By December during the occupation, Chang states that the population of Nanking has fallen to about how many people?
(a) Fifty thousand.
(b) Four thousand.
(c) Half a million.
(d) Three million.

15. In the Foreword, what is the date given for the fall of Nanking?
(a) November 8.
(b) December 13.
(c) December 25.
(d) October 4.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the Introduction, Europeans date the beginning of World War II in which year?

2. In "The Path to Nanking," the author states that the Japanese Samurai code of conduct is called what?

3. "The Path to Nanking" states that Japan's golden era of prosperity comes to an end during which decade?

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

5. 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?

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