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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. Shao Tzuping, one of the producers of a documentary on The Rape of Nanking, had served in all BUT WHICH of the following positions?
2. The fall of Shanghai is a particularly hard blow to the leader of the Nationalists. Who is he?
3. What event does the author mention in the Introduction that prompted many Nanking survivors to speak out about the massacre?
4. Kirby mentions in the Foreword that the Rape of Nanking accomplished what in the eyes of the world?
5. When the Nanking Safety Zone is initially set up, how long does the International Committee intend for it to be open?
Short Essay Questions
1. 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?
2. According to Kirby, what haunts Chinese-Japanese relations today, and why?
3. Describe the methods used by the Japanese army to subdue the larger Chinese population of Nanking, as described in "Six Weeks of Terror."
4. 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?
5. Describe the preparations the Chinese government ordered the citizens to undertake in order to prepare for possible invasions after the fall of Shanghai.
6. Briefly describe Wilhelmina (Minnie) Vautrin's role in the Nanking Safety Zone.
7. What factors contribute to the end of Japan's golden era of prosperity, as discussed in "The Path to Nanking"?
8. Briefly describe the five methods of torture used by the Japanese soldiers in their attempt to exterminate the population of Nanking.
9. Describe how Tang Shunsan was able to survive his encounter with Japanese soldiers.
10. Describe Matsui Iwane's reaction to the events in Nanking after he was once again well enough to take command of the soldiers.
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the various responses of the Chinese women in Nanking to the widespread rapes committed by Japanese soldiers. Why did so few women fight back? Be sure to include the responses of the women who found themselves pregnant afterward, and also include supporting material from the text.
Essay Topic 2
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.
Essay Topic 3
Emperor Hirohito and his family were granted immunity for all wartime actions in exchange for Japan's surrender. In a well-developed essay, discuss whether or not this action was justified. Use supporting material from the text to analyze how much the emperor knew of the events in Nanking, and to what extent other members of the imperial family should or should not have been held accountable.
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