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

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"?
(a) Okuno Seisuki.
(b) General Nagano Shigeto.
(c) Fujio Masayuki.
(d) Sakurai Shin.

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

4. After the massacre, the Japanese create a new government in Nanking. On what date is the Nanking Self-Government Committee created?
(a) January 20.
(b) January 1.
(c) December 28.
(d) February 6.

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

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. When news of John Rabe's situation reaches China, the Nanking survivors raise how much money in US dollars to help him?

3. Which organization pays for Chang's trips to Asia?

4. 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?

5. In "What the World Knew," Chang presents diary or letter responses to the Japanese propaganda from all BUT WHICH of the following individuals?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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