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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 does the Japanese government do in response to the mass rape committed by soldiers in Nanking?
(a) Set up brothels.
(b) Reprimand rapists.
(c) Reward rapists.
(d) Put more responsible officers on duty.

2. As discussed in "Six Weeks of Horror," Wu Tienwei believes that the actual death toll in Nanking may be what number?
(a) 200,500.
(b) 110,000.
(c) 150,000.
(d) 340,000.

3. 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?
(a) 90,000.
(b) 15,000.
(c) 204,000.
(d) 300,000.

4. In what year does China's war with Japan end?
(a) 1945.
(b) 1944.
(c) 1937.
(d) 1932.

5. In "Six Weeks of Horror," Chang states that prior to the war, the population of Nanking is about how many people?
(a) One million.
(b) Eight thousand.
(c) One hundred thousand.
(d) Six million.

Short Answer Questions

1. Kirby mentions in the Foreword that Nanking prompted China to do all BUT WHICH of the following?

2. 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?

3. In what year does Japan withdraw from the League of Nations?

4. What item has Ms. Chang found, belonging to John Rabe, that is mentioned in the Foreword?

5. By December of 1937, how many Chinese troops populate the area around Nanking?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. 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?

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

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

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

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

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

9. 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?

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

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