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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. George Fitch's daughter states that her father is so traumatized after the Rape of Nanking that what frequently occurs?
(a) Crying fits.
(b) Nightmares.
(c) Amnesia.
(d) Hallucinations.

2. 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) 2003.
(b) 1967.
(c) 1996.
(d) 1985.

3. 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) Kim Young-sam.
(b) Hashimoto Ryutaro.
(c) Kajiyama Seiroku.
(d) Murayama Tomiichi.

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?
(a) Xinhua.
(b) Kyodo.
(c) Domei.
(d) Nippon.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. The Global Alliance for Preserving the History of World War II in Asia assisted Chang by providing all BUT WHICH of the following?

2. Chang states in "The Forgotten Holocaust" that censorship in Japan is practiced not only by the government, but also by which other entity?

3. Which of the following newsreel reporters are NOT on board when the USS Panay is attacked?

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. According to the Epilogue, millions of victims died after the war was over from starvation and disease caused by all BUT WHICH of the following Japanese actions?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. 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.

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

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

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

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

8. 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?

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

10. Explain Matsui Iwane's philosophy about China as discussed in the Epilogue.

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