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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. By spring of 1938, all BUT WHICH of the following functions have resumed in Nanking?
2. By what time during 1938 does "The Occupation of Nanking" say the massacre is over?
3. During the IMTFE trials, the court determines that what ratio of prisoners of war die under the Japanese?
4. In "The Forgotten Holocaust," during what year do Japanese textbook screeners demand that authors eliminate all reference to the number of Chinese killed?
5. After the massacre, what is the estimated financial damage to public property in Nanking?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why do the Japanese encourage narcotic use among the Chinese?
2. According to "Judgment Day," the IMTFE tribunals uncovered crimes outside Nanking. Describe the information gained during the trials about Japanese atrocities.
3. Why are the leaders of the International Safety Zone Committee particularly well-suited to tell the real story of Nanking?
4. Briefly describe the fate of John Rabe after the Nanking massacre.
5. Why does Emperor Hirohito never face any sort of consequence for his role in the Rape of Nanking or other events during the war?
6. What information and assistance do the surviving American and European eyewitnesses and their families give Chang?
7. Briefly describe the International Military Tribunal for the Far East trials.
8. Explain Matsui Iwane's philosophy about China as discussed in the Epilogue.
9. Describe the role of Chang's parents in the writing of this book.
10. Briefly describe the medical experiments conducted by the Japanese on citizens of Nanking. How many are killed in this manner?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Describe and analyze the Japanese samurai code. What are the basic principles of this code? How did the code make its way into normal society from the initial applications of samurai life? In what way does the code prepare the Japanese for war?
Essay Topic 2
Compare and contrast the historical vision of Nanking with the version seen after the Japanese occupation. What major changes could be noticed? How had the population changed? How had the focus of the city changed?
Essay Topic 3
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.
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