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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. What is the second factor that Tanaka Yuko cites as the reason the Japanese army had such potential for brutality?
2. One of the most high-profile trials described in chapter eight is for Tani Hisao. What military position does Hisao hold during the Rape of Nanking?
3. In "The Fate of the Survivors," during what year does Lewis Smythe leave his job at Nanking University for Lexington Theological Seminary in Kentucky?
4. 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"?
5. Chang's parents provided all BUT WHICH of the following assistance during the writing of this book?
Short Essay Questions
1. Briefly discuss Ishihara Shintaro's assertions set forth in "The Forgotten Holocaust" about how the Rape of Nanking is a lie.
2. Briefly describe the fate of Minnie Vautrin after the Nanking massacre.
3. According to "Judgment Day," the IMTFE tribunals uncovered crimes outside Nanking. Describe the information gained during the trials about Japanese atrocities.
4. 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.
5. Describe the role of Chang's parents in the writing of this book.
6. Explain the language difficulties Chang faced while finding source material for the book.
7. Briefly describe the medical experiments conducted by the Japanese on citizens of Nanking. How many are killed in this manner?
8. Why are the leaders of the International Safety Zone Committee particularly well-suited to tell the real story of Nanking?
9. Briefly describe the International Military Tribunal for the Far East trials.
10. Describe what happened to Azuma Shiro, as discussed in "The Forgotten Holocaust."
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
Compare and contrast the Japanese views on surrender and the Chinese views on it as discussed in Chapter 2. In what ways are the two cultures different in their approaches, and what cultural factors contribute to these differences?
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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