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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In which year does a group of officers launch a coup d'etat in Tokyo that kills the Prime Minister?
(a) 1931.
(b) 1932.
(c) 1934.
(d) 1936.

2. According to the Introduction, Europeans date the beginning of World War II in which year?
(a) 1931.
(b) 1939.
(c) 1935.
(d) 1941.

3. In the Foreword, what is the date given for the fall of Nanking?
(a) November 8.
(b) December 13.
(c) December 25.
(d) October 4.

4. In "The Nanking Safety Zone," which individual does Chang discuss second?
(a) German businessman.
(b) American surgeon.
(c) German merchant.
(d) American missionary professor.

5. To which infamous Nazi is Nakajima Kesago compared in the "Six Weeks of Terror" chapter?
(a) Prutzmann.
(b) Hitler.
(c) Eichmann.
(d) Himmler.

Short Answer Questions

1. The commander of Nanking is supposed to be at the docks to evacuate the city by 6:00 pm. What time is it when he actually arrives?

2. "The Path to Nanking" states that Japan's golden era of prosperity comes to an end during which decade?

3. By which decade does the author state in "The Path to Nanking" that Japan had launched an undeclared war on China?

4. In "The Fall of Nanking," how many divisions does the commander in charge of Nanking give authority to cross the Yangtze River?

5. In "Six Weeks of Horror," who is the woman who fights back against the Japanese rapists?

Short Essay Questions

1. Briefly describe the five methods of torture used by the Japanese soldiers in their attempt to exterminate the population of Nanking.

2. As discussed in "The Fall of Nanking," what are the reasons historians have found for why Nanking fell in four days with so many Chinese soldiers present to defend the city?

3. Describe the attitude of Lieutenant Colonel Hashimoto Kingoro about Japan's future in his book, quoted in "The Path to Nanking."

4. Describe the broad time line and details of the Rape of Nanking as outlined in the Introduction.

5. What was the relationship between Chiang Kai-shek and Tang Sheng-chih at the time of the Nanking invasion?

6. What reasons does Chang give in the Introduction as to why the Rape of Nanking is not as well known as the Holocaust or other tragic events?

7. Japan occupied Nanking for eight years and set up a government of Chinese collaborators. What was that government NOT able to accomplish during those eight years?

8. Briefly describe Robert Wilson's role in the Nanking Safety Zone.

9. Briefly explain the twentieth-century Japanese cultural identity, as detailed in "The Path to Nanking."

10. What does the author accomplish by referring to Nanking as a "forgotten Holocaust," according to Kirby?

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