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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. Who is the Japanese imperial army major who writes a report of confession while awaiting trial for his crimes?
(a) Li Xouying.
(b) Ohta Hisao.
(c) Sun Zhaiwei.
(d) Liu Fang-chu.

2. What mood does the commander of Nanking find when he arrives at the river dock?
(a) Abandoned boats.
(b) Bedlam.
(c) Discipline.
(d) Quiet.

3. According to Chang in "Six Weeks of Terror," what happens to the Japanese war criminals after Nanking?
(a) Protected by the Japanese government.
(b) Executed many years ago.
(c) Fugitives from the law.
(d) Life sentences in jail.

4. During which year does the author say she first realized the Nanking massacre was historically accurate and not simply myth?
(a) 1972.
(b) 2005.
(c) 1987.
(d) 1994.

5. Kirby states that Ms. Chang has drawn connections between which of the following?
(a) Events in America and Europe.
(b) American ignorance and Asian arrogance.
(c) Japanese and Chinese crimes.
(d) Slaughter in Europe and Asia.

Short Answer Questions

1. Tuberculosis strikes the first commander of the Japanese military. Who then takes over as the leader of the troops around Nanking?

2. Decades later, what is still stunning about the way in which the Rape of Nanking was conducted?

3. On December 13, 1937, Japanese soldiers are ordered to execute all Chinese prisoners of war for all BUT WHICH of the following reasons?

4. In comparison to Germany, what percentage of war reparations has Japan paid the victims of Nanking?

5. After completing their research, authors James Yin and Shi Young believe the Nanking death toll may be what number?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the process by which new Japanese soldiers were desensitized.

2. Chang states in the Introduction that the Rape of Nanking surpasses many of the world's most barbaric events. To which events does she refer, and why was Nanking worse?

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

4. What factors contribute to the end of Japan's golden era of prosperity, as discussed in "The Path to Nanking"?

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

6. Describe the methods used by the Japanese army to subdue the larger Chinese population of Nanking, as described in "Six Weeks of Terror."

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

8. As discussed in "Six Weeks of Horror," why will the world never fully understand the psychic toll taken on the women of Nanking, despite best efforts to accurately count the number of rapes?

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

10. At what point does the author state that she became aware of the Rape of Nanking, and what caused her to doubt the accuracy of the information with which she had been presented?

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