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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. After Nanking falls, how many people are housed in the Safety Zone?

2. On what date does the commander who is left in charge of Nanking receive orders from the leader of the Nationalists to abandon the city?

3. After the order to retreat is given, what route is left open to leave Nanking without encountering Japanese soldiers?

4. What item has Ms. Chang found, belonging to John Rabe, that is mentioned in the Foreword?

5. Why do the Japanese soldiers generally kill the women they rape after they've finished?

Short Essay Questions

1. What factors contribute to the end of Japan's golden era of prosperity, as discussed in "The Path to Nanking"?

2. Describe the attitude of Lieutenant Colonel Hashimoto Kingoro about Japan's future in his book, quoted in "The Path to Nanking."

3. Describe the process by which new Japanese soldiers were desensitized.

4. What reasons does Chang give in the Introduction as to why the Rape of Nanking is not as well known as the Holocaust or other tragic events?

5. Chang states in the Introduction that the Rape of Nanking surpasses many of the world's most barbaric events. To which events does she refer, and why was Nanking worse?

6. As discussed in "The Fall of Nanking," what are the reasons historians have found for why Nanking fell in four days with so many Chinese soldiers present to defend the city?

7. As the Japanese army begins mass executions in Nanking, what becomes their most pressing problem, and how do they resolve it?

8. What was the relationship between Chiang Kai-shek and Tang Sheng-chih at the time of the Nanking invasion?

9. Briefly describe John Rabe's role in the Nanking Safety Zone.

10. Briefly describe the three different occupations of Nanking.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss and analyze the Japanese propaganda to the world in general and the population of Nanking in particular during the occupation. Include supporting material from the text.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the process by which Japanese soldiers learned to view the Chinese as less than human. At what point did this conditioning begin, and what cultural factors enabled it to be so successful?

Essay Topic 3

Compare and contrast the factors and events after the Rape of Nanking that allowed this event to be buried for so long. Include the perspectives of China, Japan, and the United States and the reasons each country may have had to ignore this tragedy.

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