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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Why do the Japanese soldiers generally kill the women they rape after they've finished?
(a) So that angry husbands won't know who to blame.
(b) They don't want to pay the women their fee.
(c) Rape is officially prohibited by military command.
(d) In order to relieve the dishonor for the woman's family.

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

4. 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) Parents.
(c) Cousins.
(d) Aunt and uncle.

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

6. 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 residents to camouflage homes.
(c) Order civilians out of the cities.
(d) Have citizens build bomb shelters.

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 victims stayed silent.
(c) The Chinese were ashamed of the incident.
(d) The Japanese killed all the witnesses.

8. After the order to retreat is given, what route is left open to leave Nanking without encountering Japanese soldiers?
(a) East.
(b) South.
(c) North.
(d) West.

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

10. During the Rape of Nanking, the Japanese outdo all BUT WHICH of the following massacres?
(a) Stalin in Russia.
(b) Romans at Carthage.
(c) Timur Lenk at Delhi.
(d) Christians during Spanish Inquisition.

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

12. Kirby mentions in the Foreword that Nanking prompted China to do all BUT WHICH of the following?
(a) Give up.
(b) Regroup.
(c) Outlast.
(d) Retreat.

13. 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.

14. The commander of Nanking is supposed to be at the docks to evacuate the city by 6:00 pm. What time is it when he actually arrives?
(a) 2:00 am.
(b) 10:00 pm.
(c) 4:00 pm.
(d) 8:00 pm.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What World War II event has helped the world believe the myth that Japan was a victim and not an instigator?

2. In what year does China's war with Japan end?

3. Ms. Chang informs the reader that the Rape of Nanking is told from all BUT WHICH of the following points of view?

4. In "Six Weeks of Horror," who is the woman who fights back against the Japanese rapists?

5. What can be considered ironic about John Rabe as a defender of the Safety Zone?

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