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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. Chang frequently required assistance from others because she used source material written in all BUT WHICH of the following languages?
(a) Russian.
(b) Japanese.
(c) German.
(d) Chinese.

2. By what time during 1938 does "The Occupation of Nanking" say the massacre is over?
(a) Winter.
(b) Fall.
(c) Spring.
(d) Summer.

3. Chang's book was helped along by her editor, a woman by the name of what?
(a) Martha Begemann.
(b) Barbara Masin.
(c) Susan Rabiner.
(d) Nancy Tong.

4. After John Rabe's death, his family finally publishes his diary. It is covered by world media on what date?
(a) May 9, 1958.
(b) July 27, 1874.
(c) October 4, 1982.
(d) December 12, 1996.

5. The Epilogue states that the Rape of Nanking is just one example of Japanese atrocities during how many years of war?
(a) Twelve.
(b) Four.
(c) Nine.
(d) Six.

Short Answer 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?

2. Which of the following individuals holds several government positions and is forced to resign after stating that Japan was not an aggressor during "The Forgotten Holocaust"?

3. Who is the final person Chang thanks in the Acknowledgments?

4. Tanaka Yuki believes that the Japanese army had great potential for brutality for two reasons. What is the first of those two reasons?

5. Which of Chang's friends freely donated her time to help translate a good deal of source material?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Why are John Rabe's diary accounts of Nanking so explosive and important when they are finally released?

4. What information and assistance do the surviving American and European eyewitnesses and their families give Chang?

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

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

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

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

9. Why does Emperor Hirohito never face any sort of consequence for his role in the Rape of Nanking or other events during the war?

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

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