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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) November 26.
(d) December 29.

2. To which infamous Nazi is Nakajima Kesago compared in the "Six Weeks of Terror" chapter?
(a) Himmler.
(b) Prutzmann.
(c) Eichmann.
(d) Hitler.

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

4. In the 12th Century, the Samurai became firmly established by which powerful Japanese family?
(a) Hirohito.
(b) Fujiwara.
(c) Shogun.
(d) Minamoto.

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

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

7. Which Chinese city is known as "the Venice of China" and is completely devastated by the Japanese army?
(a) Suchow.
(b) Sungchiang.
(c) Nanking.
(d) Shanghai.

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

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

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

11. "The Path to Nanking" states that Japan's golden era of prosperity comes to an end during which decade?
(a) 1940s.
(b) 1890s.
(c) 1930s.
(d) 1920s.

12. Shao Tzuping, one of the producers of a documentary on The Rape of Nanking, had served in all BUT WHICH of the following positions?
(a) Government official in China.
(b) Producer of "Magee's Testament".
(c) President of the Alliance in Memory of Victims.
(d) Worked for the United Nations.

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

14. After completing their research, authors James Yin and Shi Young believe the Nanking death toll may be what number?
(a) 130,000.
(b) 400,000.
(c) 320,000.
(d) 250,000.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How many women does Chang say are raped during the Japanese occupation of Nanking?

2. What title does Kirby hold that qualifies him to write the Foreword for Ms. Chang's book?

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

4. What mood does the commander of Nanking find when he arrives at the river dock?

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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