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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 1941, the Japanese army launched a campaign of terror in northern China. What was the population of northern China prior to this campaign?
(a) 16 million.
(b) 25 million.
(c) 44 million.
(d) 105 million.

2. Who is the final person Chang thanks in the Acknowledgments?
(a) Parents.
(b) Husband.
(c) Editor.
(d) Survivors.

3. Prince Mikasa Takahito wrote a confessional report about Japanese atrocities that was buried for decades. In what year does Takahito's report emerge?
(a) 1986.
(b) 2002.
(c) 1974.
(d) 1994.

4. One of the deadliest policies endorsed by the Japanese government during the war is the "Three-all" policy, which means all BUT WHICH of the following?
(a) Rape all.
(b) Loot all.
(c) Kill all.
(d) Burn all.

5. What is the second factor that Tanaka Yuko cites as the reason the Japanese army had such potential for brutality?
(a) Cruel treatment of its own soldiers.
(b) Lack of leadership.
(c) Hierarchical nature of society.
(d) Lack of discipline.

Short Answer Questions

1. "Judgment Day" states that the Investigation of War Crimes committee is created when?

2. Chang states that her parents are the kind that most people only dream of, and that they are all BUT WHICH of the following?

3. In "The Fate of the Survivors," during what year does Lewis Smythe leave his job at Nanking University for Lexington Theological Seminary in Kentucky?

4. At the end of "The Forgotten Holocaust," Azuma Shiro becomes the first Japanese veteran to apologize for his role in Nanking. During what year does this occur?

5. Which of the following women loans Chang materials from a documentary she filmed?

Short Essay Questions

1. According to the Epilogue, what is one of the greatest ironies of the cold war?

2. Briefly describe the fate of Minnie Vautrin after the Nanking massacre.

3. Describe the role of Chang's parents in the writing of this book.

4. Why is Matsui Iwane's behavior during his war crimes trial so puzzling?

5. Why are the leaders of the International Safety Zone Committee particularly well-suited to tell the real story of Nanking?

6. What event finally ends the occupation of Nanking, and when does it end?

7. Describe the biological warfare used by the Japanese in an attempt to exterminate Chinese civilians.

8. Briefly discuss Ishihara Shintaro's assertions set forth in "The Forgotten Holocaust" about how the Rape of Nanking is a lie.

9. What contribution does Dr. Bretton Lee Douglas make to the publication of the book?

10. Briefly describe the fate of John Rabe after the Nanking massacre.

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