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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The end of "Judgment Day" states that Emperor Hirohito dies in what year?
(a) 1989.
(b) 2001.
(c) 1972.
(d) 1994.

2. Chang's parents provided all BUT WHICH of the following assistance during the writing of this book?
(a) Reading drafts.
(b) Offering advice.
(c) Translating documents.
(d) Correcting information.

3. "Judgment Day" states that the Investigation of War Crimes committee is created when?
(a) February 1943.
(b) October 1945.
(c) March 1944.
(d) September 1942.

4. George Fitch's daughter states that her father is so traumatized after the Rape of Nanking that what frequently occurs?
(a) Hallucinations.
(b) Amnesia.
(c) Crying fits.
(d) Nightmares.

5. The Epilogue states that some scholars explain the horrors in Nanking and other atrocities by a phenomenon known as what?
(a) Uncontrollable rage.
(b) Mob mentality.
(c) Master race mentality.
(d) Transfer of oppression.

6. In what year during "The Fate of the Survivors" do seizures and a mental collapse force Robert Wilson to leave Nanking for Santa Barbara, California?
(a) 1952.
(b) 1940.
(c) 1938.
(d) 1960.

7. The first diary leaked out of Nanking is published in all BUT WHICH of the following magazines?
(a) Reader's Digest.
(b) Time.
(c) Newsweek.
(d) Far Eastern.

8. How does the American public initially respond when the article entitled "The Sack of Nanking" is published in magazines in the US?
(a) Horror.
(b) Apathy.
(c) Anger.
(d) Disbelief.

9. The Global Alliance for Preserving the History of World War II in Asia assisted Chang by providing all BUT WHICH of the following?
(a) Articles.
(b) Trial transcripts.
(c) Photographs.
(d) Important contacts.

10. After the massacre, the Japanese create a new government in Nanking. On what date is the Nanking Self-Government Committee created?
(a) January 1.
(b) February 6.
(c) January 20.
(d) December 28.

11. "The Fate of the Survivors" states that many of the victims of Nanking continue to suffer all BUT WHICH of the following?
(a) Poverty.
(b) Ridicule.
(c) Pain.
(d) Shame.

12. Chang states that her parents are the kind that most people only dream of, and that they are all BUT WHICH of the following?
(a) Inspirational.
(b) Wise.
(c) Stern.
(d) Passionate.

13. The US Department of Justice has compiled a list of Japanese war criminals in order to keep those people from entering the country. In what year is the watch list made?
(a) 1967.
(b) 1996.
(c) 1985.
(d) 2003.

14. By spring of 1938, all BUT WHICH of the following functions have resumed in Nanking?
(a) Mail.
(b) Electricity.
(c) Running water.
(d) Newspapers.

15. Chang states in "The Forgotten Holocaust" that censorship in Japan is practiced not only by the government, but also by which other entity?
(a) Citizens.
(b) Military.
(c) Authors.
(d) Media.

Short Answer Questions

1. In order to control the population after the massacre, the Japanese routinely use what as payment to the Chinese?

2. In what month during "The Occupation of Nanking" do the Japanese open a facility for medical experiments on Nanking residents?

3. In 1946, the International Military Tribunal for the Far East (IMTFE) begins trials in Tokyo. How long do those trials last?

4. Chang frequently required assistance from others because she used source material written in all BUT WHICH of the following languages?

5. Tanaka Yuki believes that the Japanese army had great potential for brutality for two reasons. What is the first of those two reasons?

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