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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Kirby states that Ms. Chang has drawn connections between which of the following?
(a) Slaughter in Europe and Asia.
(b) Japanese and Chinese crimes.
(c) Events in America and Europe.
(d) American ignorance and Asian arrogance.

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

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

4. According to the Introduction, Americans think that World War II began in which year?
(a) 1931.
(b) 1941.
(c) 1939.
(d) 1935.

5. All BUT WHICH of the following groups of citizens remain in Nanking after the soldiers leave the city?
(a) Children.
(b) Elderly.
(c) Government leaders.
(d) Poor.

6. In the Introduction, Ms. Chang quotes which of the following authors as stating that to forget a holocaust is to kill twice?
(a) George Santayana.
(b) Akutagawa Ryunosuke.
(c) Elie Wiesel.
(d) Shao Tzuping.

7. According to Ms. Chang, why is the Rape of Nanking not as well known as the Holocaust or Hiroshima?
(a) There were not as many deaths.
(b) The Japanese killed all the witnesses.
(c) The Chinese were ashamed of the incident.
(d) The victims stayed silent.

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

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

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

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

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

13. Looting in the Safety Zone makes food so scarce that refugees are forced to eat all BUT WHICH of the following?
(a) Daisies.
(b) Goldenrod.
(c) Mushrooms.
(d) Dandelions.

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

15. The fall of Shanghai is a particularly hard blow to the leader of the Nationalists. Who is he?
(a) Chiang Kai-shek.
(b) Frank Xing.
(c) Tang Sheng-chih.
(d) Chang Tien-Chun.

Short Answer Questions

1. When the Nanking Safety Zone is initially set up, how long does the International Committee intend for it to be open?

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

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

4. What does the Japanese government do in response to the mass rape committed by soldiers in Nanking?

5. By which decade does the author state in "The Path to Nanking" that Japan had launched an undeclared war on China?

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