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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. How many women does Chang say are raped during the Japanese occupation of Nanking?
(a) Between twenty and eighty thousand.
(b) Between fifteen and eighteen thousand.
(c) Between five and six thousand.
(d) Between three and four hundred.

2. In "Six Weeks of Terror," what is the primary Japanese strategy for the invasion of Nanking?
(a) Sneak in during the night before Nanking realizes what's happening.
(b) Convince the Korean military to assist in the invasion.
(c) Take advantage of Nanking's geography.
(d) Take advantage of Nanking's trust.

3. In "The Fall of Nanking," how many divisions does the commander in charge of Nanking give authority to cross the Yangtze River?
(a) One.
(b) Two.
(c) Zero.
(d) Five.

4. What can be considered ironic about John Rabe as a defender of the Safety Zone?
(a) He accomplishes good by accident.
(b) He is a Nazi.
(c) He is Japanese.
(d) He doesn't speak any Asian languages.

5. A historian at the Jiangsu Academy of Social Sciences has compiled the most accurate estimate of how many were killed in Nanking. What figure has he reached?
(a) 201,000.
(b) 15,000.
(c) 106,000.
(d) 227,400.

Short Answer Questions

1. After Nanking falls, how many people are housed in the Safety Zone?

2. What motto sums up the mindset that Japanese cadets were taught to adopt?

3. In the Foreword, what is the date given for the fall of Nanking?

4. After the Japanese victory at Shanghai, Chinese officials do all BUT WHICH of the following to prepare for possible attacks elsewhere?

5. The Foreword states that the occupation of Nanking was supposed to be a turning point for the Japanese in the struggle against which leader's armies?

Short Essay Questions

1. Briefly describe John Rabe's role in the Nanking Safety Zone.

2. In the Introduction, Chang states that various countries view World War II as having different start dates. To what can this disagreement be attributed?

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

4. Describe Matsui Iwane's reaction to the events in Nanking after he was once again well enough to take command of the soldiers.

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

6. In what way can we now think of Nanking as a different sort of turning point, according to Kirby?

7. 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?

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

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

10. 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?

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