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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. The US Department of Justice has compiled a list of Japanese war criminals in order to keep those people from entering the country. In what year is the watch list made?
(a) 1996.
(b) 1985.
(c) 2003.
(d) 1967.

2. Which of the following individuals is a cabinet secretary who claims that the rape victims were actually engaged in willful prostitution during "The Forgotten Holocaust"?
(a) Hashimoto Ryutaro.
(b) Kajiyama Seiroku.
(c) Kim Young-sam.
(d) Murayama Tomiichi.

3. In the Acknowledgments, who does Chang say first told her about the Rape of Nanking?
(a) An aunt.
(b) Her parents.
(c) Her grandparents.
(d) A teacher.

4. "Judgment Day" states that the IMTFE is able to prosecute how many Japanese military and political officials?
(a) 55.
(b) 28.
(c) 64.
(d) 12.

5. Which of Chang's friends freely donated her time to help translate a good deal of source material?
(a) Barbara Masin.
(b) Martha Begemann.
(c) Susan Rabiner.
(d) Nancy Tong.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "The Fate of the Survivors," Chang states that she is able to videotape oral testimony from Nanking survivors during what year?

2. Haru Murakawa organized a workshop so that Chang could meet with several Japanese and Asians about Nanking. In what year does the workshop take place?

3. When the initial deaths are combined with deaths that occurred later but are related, one can estimate that the Japanese killed about how many Chinese people in total?

4. Which Japanese news outlet begins to report that all is well and that Nanking's citizens are returning home in late December during the occupation?

5. Chang's parents provided all BUT WHICH of the following assistance during the writing of this book?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why do the Japanese encourage narcotic use among the Chinese?

3. Briefly describe the International Military Tribunal for the Far East trials.

4. Describe what happened to Azuma Shiro, as discussed in "The Forgotten Holocaust."

5. How does the outside world get information on the events in Nanking during "What the World Knew"?

6. Describe Nanking's economic situation after the massacre.

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

8. Describe the postwar differences between Japan and Germany that have allowed the Rape of Nanking to go largely unnoticed while the Holocaust is acknowledged world wide.

9. When news of the atrocities in Nanking finally begin to be published in American magazines, what is the initial public response?

10. What is the US response to the attack on the USS Panay?

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