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

Multiple Choice 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?
(a) 1996.
(b) 2004.
(c) 1978.
(d) 1989.

2. Which of the following American correspondents does Chang NOT mention in the "What the World Knew" chapter?
(a) Frank Tillman Durdin.
(b) Archibald Steele.
(c) Martha Ella Gellhorn.
(d) C. Yates McDaniel.

3. In the Acknowledgments, who does Chang say first told her about the Rape of Nanking?
(a) Her grandparents.
(b) An aunt.
(c) Her parents.
(d) A teacher.

4. 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?
(a) 900 thousand.
(b) 600 thousand.
(c) 5 million.
(d) 19 million.

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

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

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

8. On December 15, 1938, Japanese soldiers force five thousand refugees to line up so they can steal how much money from them?
(a) $350.
(b) $75.
(c) $180.
(d) $560.

9. 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.

10. 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) Anger.
(c) Horror.
(d) Apathy.

11. In what month during "The Occupation of Nanking" do the Japanese open a facility for medical experiments on Nanking residents?
(a) April.
(b) March.
(c) February.
(d) January.

12. What is the mood in Japan in response to Nanking's defeat in the early days of the occupation?
(a) Proud.
(b) Disinterested.
(c) Amused.
(d) Horrified.

13. 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) Murayama Tomiichi.
(b) Kajiyama Seiroku.
(c) Kim Young-sam.
(d) Hashimoto Ryutaro.

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

15. By what time during 1938 does "The Occupation of Nanking" say the massacre is over?
(a) Winter.
(b) Summer.
(c) Spring.
(d) Fall.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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"?

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?

3. Which of the following women loans Chang materials from a documentary she filmed?

4. The Global Alliance for Preserving the History of World War II in Asia assisted Chang by providing all BUT WHICH of the following?

5. After the massacre, the Japanese create a new government in Nanking. On what date is the Nanking Self-Government Committee created?

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