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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The Japanese also mixed food with which of the following deadly diseases during the invasion?
(a) Typhoid.
(b) Aspergillis.
(c) Staph.
(d) E. coli.

2. Chang states that during her visit to Nanking, she discovers that reparations from Japan in what amount would make a huge difference for the survivors?
(a) $2,000.
(b) $5,000.
(c) $300.
(d) $100.

3. In what year during "The Fate of the Survivors" does the People's Republic of China announce that it has forgiven Japan and invites the Japanese prime minister to visit China?
(a) 1991.
(b) 1974.
(c) 1985.
(d) 2002.

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

5. Which of the following individuals is the Japanese minister of education who kills his career when he states that the Rape of Nanking is "just a part of war" in "The Forgotten Holocaust"?
(a) Fujio Masayuki.
(b) Okuno Seisuki.
(c) Sakurai Shin.
(d) General Nagano Shigeto.

6. Japanese soldiers break into Nanking University Hospital after the massacre and steal all BUT WHICH of the following from nurses?
(a) Wristwatches.
(b) Medications.
(c) Pens.
(d) Flashlights.

7. After Minnie Vautrin returns to the United States, she repeatedly attempts suicide. On what date does she finally succeed in ending her life?
(a) May 14, 1941.
(b) July 9, 1940.
(c) April 22, 1943.
(d) October 3, 1945.

8. In 1946, the International Military Tribunal for the Far East (IMTFE) begins trials in Tokyo. How long do those trials last?
(a) One year.
(b) Four months.
(c) Six and a half years.
(d) Two and a half years.

9. Chang frequently required assistance from others because she used source material written in all BUT WHICH of the following languages?
(a) Chinese.
(b) German.
(c) Russian.
(d) Japanese.

10. One of the most high-profile trials described in chapter eight is for Tani Hisao. What military position does Hisao hold during the Rape of Nanking?
(a) Lieutenant General of 6th division.
(b) Second Lieutenant of 4th division.
(c) Major General of 9th division.
(d) Colonel of 5th division.

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

12. Chang's book was helped along by her editor, a woman by the name of what?
(a) Martha Begemann.
(b) Susan Rabiner.
(c) Barbara Masin.
(d) Nancy Tong.

13. After his trial, Hisao is executed in a manner that many of the Nanking survivors believe to be much more humane than anything he'd done to his victims. How is Hisao executed?
(a) Beheading.
(b) Drowning.
(c) Firing squad.
(d) Lethal injection.

14. After John Rabe's death, his family finally publishes his diary. It is covered by world media on what date?
(a) December 12, 1996.
(b) July 27, 1874.
(c) October 4, 1982.
(d) May 9, 1958.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In "The Forgotten Holocaust," during what year does Ishihara Shintaro give an interview stating that there was no massacre in Nanking?

2. Which Japanese news outlet begins to report that all is well and that Nanking's citizens are returning home in late December during the occupation?

3. When the initial deaths are combined with deaths that occurred later but are related, one can estimate that the Japanese killed about how many Chinese people in total?

4. Which of the following individuals holds several government positions and is forced to resign after stating that Japan was not an aggressor during "The Forgotten Holocaust"?

5. Which Japanese commander bears the brunt of the blame for Nanking during the IMTFE trials?

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