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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. What title does Kirby hold that qualifies him to write the Foreword for Ms. Chang's book?
(a) President of Princeton.
(b) President of Yale University.
(c) Professor of Modern Chinese History.
(d) Professor of Modern Japanese History.

2. In "Six Weeks of Horror," who is the woman who fights back against the Japanese rapists?
(a) Sun Zhaiwei.
(b) Ohta Hisao.
(c) Li Xouying.
(d) Liu Fang-chu.

3. Approximately how many Chinese civilians and former soldiers are killed during the mass execution near Mufu Mountain?
(a) 12,000.
(b) 30,000.
(c) 104,000.
(d) 57,000.

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

5. According to the Introduction, Africans believe World War II began in which year?
(a) 1941.
(b) 1939.
(c) 1935.
(d) 1931.

Short Answer Questions

1. In 1938, Foreign Minister Hirota Koki sends a message indicating that, a month after the massacre, the Japanese believe the Nanking death total to be what number?

2. When Nanking falls, Japanese soldiers round up tens of thousands of Chinese men and commit all BUT WHICH of the following atrocities?

3. To which atmosphere could the elementary schools of Japan best be compared?

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

5. For Asian nations, World War II can be dated from which year?

Short Essay Questions

1. In the Foreword, what does Kirby say was unique about the Rape of Nanking in regards to the way it was carried out?

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

3. 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?

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

5. According to Kirby, what haunts Chinese-Japanese relations today, and why?

6. In "Six Weeks of Horror," why do the Chinese civilians in Nanking initially believe that the Japanese occupation may not be so bad?

7. According to Chang at the end of "The Nanking Safety Zone," what is chilling about the number of refugees in the Nanking Safety Zone?

8. Describe the preparations the Chinese government ordered the citizens to undertake in order to prepare for possible invasions after the fall of Shanghai.

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

10. As the Japanese army begins mass executions in Nanking, what becomes their most pressing problem, and how do they resolve it?

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