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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Prince Mikasa Takahito wrote a confessional report about Japanese atrocities that was buried for decades. In what year does Takahito's report emerge?
(a) 1994.
(b) 1986.
(c) 1974.
(d) 2002.

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

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

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

7. 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) $180.
(c) $560.
(d) $75.

8. In "The Occupation of Nanking," which country's flag is torn down six times from the University of Nanking?
(a) China.
(b) America.
(c) Germany.
(d) Japan.

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

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

11. 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) 105 million.
(b) 16 million.
(c) 25 million.
(d) 44 million.

12. In 1946, the International Military Tribunal for the Far East (IMTFE) begins trials in Tokyo. How long do those trials last?
(a) One year.
(b) Four months.
(c) Six and a half years.
(d) Two and a half years.

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

14. The Epilogue states that some scholars explain the horrors in Nanking and other atrocities by a phenomenon known as what?
(a) Uncontrollable rage.
(b) Transfer of oppression.
(c) Mob mentality.
(d) Master race mentality.

15. In "The Fate of the Survivors," Chang states that she is able to videotape oral testimony from Nanking survivors during what year?
(a) 2002.
(b) 1995.
(c) 1989.
(d) 1981.

Short Answer Questions

1. Japanese soldiers break into Nanking University Hospital after the massacre and steal all BUT WHICH of the following from nurses?

2. Which US President announces on December 13 that he is shocked by the attack on the USS Panay?

3. Chang's parents provided all BUT WHICH of the following assistance during the writing of this book?

4. 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"?

5. 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?

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