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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Which Japanese commander bears the brunt of the blame for Nanking during the IMTFE trials?
(a) Nakajima Kesago.
(b) Prince Asaka.
(c) Matsui Iwane.
(d) Hirota Koki.

3. In order to control the population after the massacre, the Japanese routinely use what as payment to the Chinese?
(a) Narcotics.
(b) Clothing.
(c) Food.
(d) Money.

4. 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?
(a) England.
(b) Germany.
(c) Japan.
(d) Russia.

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

6. Which organization pays for Chang's trips to Asia?
(a) Pacific Cultural Foundation.
(b) National Archives.
(c) Institute of Modern History.
(d) Yale Divinity School.

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

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

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

10. 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 4.
(b) Chapter 8.
(c) Chapter 2.
(d) Chapter 6.

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

12. The Epilogue states that Japanese aviators sprayed fleas carrying plague germs over all BUT WHICH of the following cities?
(a) Ningpo.
(b) Shanghai.
(c) Changteh.
(d) Nanking.

13. According to Chang in "The Forgotten Holocaust," what is one of the most sinister parts of Japanese education?
(a) Rigid discipline.
(b) Grueling exams.
(c) Textbook censorship.
(d) Long school hours.

14. In "The Fate of the Survivors," during what year does Lewis Smythe leave his job at Nanking University for Lexington Theological Seminary in Kentucky?
(a) 1962.
(b) 1945.
(c) 1951.
(d) 1958.

15. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. 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?

3. Prince Mikasa Takahito wrote a confessional report about Japanese atrocities that was buried for decades. In what year does Takahito's report emerge?

4. By spring of 1938, all BUT WHICH of the following functions have resumed in Nanking?

5. During the IMTFE trials, the court determines that what ratio of prisoners of war die under the Japanese?

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