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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "What the World Knew," Chang presents diary or letter responses to the Japanese propaganda from all BUT WHICH of the following individuals?
(a) Lewis Smythe.
(b) Minnie Vautrin.
(c) James McCallum.
(d) George Fitch.

2. On what date in 1937 do most reporters leave Nanking after the city falls to the Japanese?
(a) November 3.
(b) December 29.
(c) January 16.
(d) December 15.

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

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

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

6. After the War Crimes committee is created, trials for class B and C war criminals begin when?
(a) March 1945.
(b) December 1945.
(c) August 1946.
(d) September 1944.

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

8. Haru Murakawa organized a workshop so that Chang could meet with several Japanese and Asians about Nanking. In what year does the workshop take place?
(a) 1989.
(b) 2004.
(c) 1997.
(d) 2000.

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

10. 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) 1952.
(b) 1938.
(c) 1960.
(d) 1940.

11. 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 8.
(c) Chapter 6.
(d) Chapter 4.

12. 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?
(a) Looting.
(b) Medical experiments.
(c) Rape.
(d) Bombing.

13. After Nanking, what event is pivotal in the change of relations between the United States and Japan?
(a) Japan's surrender.
(b) Cold War.
(c) IMTFE trials.
(d) Yalta Conference.

14. 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"?
(a) Sakurai Shin.
(b) General Nagano Shigeto.
(c) Okuno Seisuki.
(d) Fujio Masayuki.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In "The Fate of the Survivors," Chang states that she is able to videotape oral testimony from Nanking survivors during what year?

2. "Judgment Day" states that the IMTFE is able to prosecute how many Japanese military and political officials?

3. In what month during "The Occupation of Nanking" do the Japanese open a facility for medical experiments on Nanking residents?

4. Which of the following individuals is appointed to the position of justice minister, gives an interview stating that the Nanking Massacre is a hoax, and is forced to resign in "The Forgotten Holocaust"?

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

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