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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) December 16.
(c) January 19.
(d) March 20.

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

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) Kyodo.
(b) Domei.
(c) Xinhua.
(d) Nippon.

4. Which of the following individuals is the director of the Japanese environmental agency who comments that Japan never intended to be aggressive and is forced to retract the statement in "The Forgotten Holocaust"?
(a) Sakurai Shin.
(b) General Nagano Shigeto.
(c) Fujio Masayuki.
(d) Okuno Seisuki.

5. 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) May 9, 1958.
(d) October 4, 1982.

6. In 1941, the Japanese army launched a campaign of terror in northern China. What was the population of northern China prior to this campaign?
(a) 44 million.
(b) 16 million.
(c) 105 million.
(d) 25 million.

7. Which of the following newsreel reporters are NOT on board when the USS Panay is attacked?
(a) Normal Alley.
(b) Eric Mayell.
(c) Jean Marie Lutes.
(d) Sandro Sandri.

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

9. Which US President announces on December 13 that he is shocked by the attack on the USS Panay?
(a) Herbert Hoover.
(b) Harry Truman.
(c) Franklin D. Roosevelt.
(d) Calvin Coolidge.

10. Who is the final person Chang thanks in the Acknowledgments?
(a) Survivors.
(b) Parents.
(c) Husband.
(d) Editor.

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

12. 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?
(a) 1949.
(b) 2000.
(c) 1953.
(d) 1987.

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

14. 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) 1960.
(c) 1940.
(d) 1952.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In 1946, the International Military Tribunal for the Far East (IMTFE) begins trials in Tokyo. How long do those trials last?

2. 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?

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

4. George Fitch's daughter states that her father is so traumatized after the Rape of Nanking that what frequently occurs?

5. In order to control the population after the massacre, the Japanese routinely use what as payment to the Chinese?

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