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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. One of the deadliest policies endorsed by the Japanese government during the war is the "Three-all" policy, which means all BUT WHICH of the following?
(a) Burn all.
(b) Kill all.
(c) Loot all.
(d) Rape all.

2. Tanaka Yuki believes that the Japanese army had great potential for brutality for two reasons. What is the first of those two reasons?
(a) Lack of discipline.
(b) Hierarchical nature of society.
(c) Cruel treatment of its own soldiers.
(d) Lack of leadership.

3. 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?
(a) Domei.
(b) Nippon.
(c) Kyodo.
(d) Xinhua.

4. 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) Lethal injection.
(d) Firing squad.

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

6. In "The Forgotten Holocaust," during what year does Ishihara Shintaro give an interview stating that there was no massacre in Nanking?
(a) 1957.
(b) 2001.
(c) 1990.
(d) 1986.

7. During the IMTFE trials, the court determines that what ratio of prisoners of war die under the Japanese?
(a) One in twenty-five.
(b) One in three.
(c) All.
(d) One in one hundred.

8. In "The Occupation of Nanking," which country's flag is torn down six times from the University of Nanking?
(a) America.
(b) Japan.
(c) China.
(d) Germany.

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

10. One of the diary writers in "What the World Knew" is able to take several reels of film and smuggle them out of Nanking on which date?
(a) November 26.
(b) January 19.
(c) December 16.
(d) March 20.

11. Which of the following women helps Chang find the descendants of John Rabe?
(a) Susan Rabiner.
(b) Martha Begemann.
(c) Nancy Tong.
(d) Barbara Masin.

12. In "Judgment Day," one of the war crimes trials held is for two lieutenants: Takeshi and Toshiaki. In what chapter of this book does "Judgment Day" say their killing contest is described?
(a) Chapter 6.
(b) Chapter 4.
(c) Chapter 2.
(d) Chapter 8.

13. When news of John Rabe's situation reaches China, the Nanking survivors raise how much money in US dollars to help him?
(a) $6,000.
(b) $500.
(c) $2,000.
(d) $100,000.

14. Segments of the diary writer's film in "What the World Knew" are eventually included in a documentary entitled "Why We Fight: Battle of China" by which director?
(a) Frank Capra.
(b) John Rabe.
(c) John Magee.
(d) George Fitch.

15. Prince Mikasa Takahito wrote a confessional report about Japanese atrocities that was buried for decades. In what year does Takahito's report emerge?
(a) 1986.
(b) 2002.
(c) 1974.
(d) 1994.

Short Answer Questions

1. In 1941, the Japanese army launched a campaign of terror in northern China. What was the population of northern China prior to this campaign?

2. At the end of "The Forgotten Holocaust," Azuma Shiro becomes the first Japanese veteran to apologize for his role in Nanking. During what year does this occur?

3. The Epilogue states that Japanese aviators sprayed fleas carrying plague germs over all BUT WHICH of the following cities?

4. Which of the following newsreel reporters are NOT on board when the USS Panay is attacked?

5. According to the Epilogue, millions of victims died after the war was over from starvation and disease caused by all BUT WHICH of the following Japanese actions?

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