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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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"?
(a) Okuno Seisuki.
(b) Sakurai Shin.
(c) Fujio Masayuki.
(d) General Nagano Shigeto.

2. The Epilogue states that the Rape of Nanking is just one example of Japanese atrocities during how many years of war?
(a) Four.
(b) Twelve.
(c) Six.
(d) Nine.

3. 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) John Magee.
(b) Frank Capra.
(c) John Rabe.
(d) George Fitch.

4. 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.

5. 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) Wise.
(b) Passionate.
(c) Inspirational.
(d) Stern.

6. Ono Kenji has co-edited a book on the Nanking massacre, the first work to be based completely on Japanese sources. During what year is the book published?
(a) 1989.
(b) 2004.
(c) 1996.
(d) 1978.

7. 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) December 16.
(b) January 19.
(c) November 26.
(d) March 20.

8. In "The Forgotten Holocaust," during what year do Japanese textbook screeners demand that authors eliminate all reference to the number of Chinese killed?
(a) 1984.
(b) 1976.
(c) 2002.
(d) 1991.

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

10. Which of the following individuals is a cabinet secretary who claims that the rape victims were actually engaged in willful prostitution during "The Forgotten Holocaust"?
(a) Kim Young-sam.
(b) Kajiyama Seiroku.
(c) Hashimoto Ryutaro.
(d) Murayama Tomiichi.

11. As "What the World Knew" opens, how does the world know what's happening in Nanking?
(a) The leaders of the Safety Zone are issuing statements.
(b) Refugees are escaping to the West.
(c) The soldiers are sending letters to their families.
(d) Reporters are there covering the story.

12. 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) 1938.
(b) 1952.
(c) 1960.
(d) 1940.

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) 1996.
(b) 1967.
(c) 1985.
(d) 2003.

14. 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 2.
(b) Chapter 4.
(c) Chapter 6.
(d) Chapter 8.

15. Which of the following individuals is the minister for international trade who announces that Japan never intended to invade other Asian countries during "The Forgotten Holocaust"?
(a) Kajiyama Seiroku.
(b) Kim Young-sam.
(c) Hashimoto Ryutaro.
(d) Murayama Tomiichi.

Short Answer Questions

1. After the Japanese surrender, John Rabe begins to talk openly about what he witnessed in Nanking. In response, he is arrested by all BUT WHICH of the following governments?

2. 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?

3. The Japanese occupation of Nanking finally ends during what year?

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

5. On what date in 1937 do most reporters leave Nanking after the city falls to the Japanese?

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