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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 is the mood in Japan in response to Nanking's defeat in the early days of the occupation?
(a) Proud.
(b) Disinterested.
(c) Horrified.
(d) Amused.

2. After the Japanese surrender, John Rabe begins to talk openly about what he witnessed in Nanking. In response, he is arrested by all BUT WHICH of the following governments?
(a) England.
(b) Russia.
(c) Germany.
(d) Japan.

3. By spring of 1938, all BUT WHICH of the following functions have resumed in Nanking?
(a) Newspapers.
(b) Running water.
(c) Electricity.
(d) Mail.

4. Which Japanese commander bears the brunt of the blame for Nanking during the IMTFE trials?
(a) Matsui Iwane.
(b) Hirota Koki.
(c) Nakajima Kesago.
(d) Prince Asaka.

5. After Nanking, what event is pivotal in the change of relations between the United States and Japan?
(a) Cold War.
(b) IMTFE trials.
(c) Yalta Conference.
(d) Japan's surrender.

Short Answer Questions

1. Prince Mikasa Takahito wrote a confessional report about Japanese atrocities that was buried for decades. In what year does Takahito's report emerge?

2. 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?

3. Chang states that during her visit to Nanking, she discovers that reparations from Japan in what amount would make a huge difference for the survivors?

4. Segments of the diary writer's film in "What the World Knew" are eventually included in a documentary entitled "Why We Fight: Battle of China" by which director?

5. The Japanese also mixed food with which of the following deadly diseases during the invasion?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. Briefly describe what happened to Robert Wilson after the Nanking massacre.

6. According to "Judgment Day," the IMTFE tribunals uncovered crimes outside Nanking. Describe the information gained during the trials about Japanese atrocities.

7. Describe the efforts of Japanese textbook editors to censor information about the Rape of Nanking in school textbooks.

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

9. Today, the Japanese government takes the position that any wartime reparation issues were dealt with in the San Francisco Peace Treaty in 1952. Why is this position erroneous?

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

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