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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. Which of the following newsreel reporters are NOT on board when the USS Panay is attacked?

2. Which of the following women helps Chang find the descendants of John Rabe?

3. Tanaka Yuki believes that the Japanese army had great potential for brutality for two reasons. What is the first of those two reasons?

4. Japanese soldiers break into Nanking University Hospital after the massacre and steal all BUT WHICH of the following from nurses?

5. Chang frequently required assistance from others because she used source material written in all BUT WHICH of the following languages?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. According to the Epilogue, what is one of the greatest ironies of the cold war?

3. Why do the Japanese encourage narcotic use among the Chinese?

4. What is the US response to the attack on the USS Panay?

5. Why are the leaders of the International Safety Zone Committee particularly well-suited to tell the real story of Nanking?

6. Why does Emperor Hirohito never face any sort of consequence for his role in the Rape of Nanking or other events during the war?

7. 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.

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

9. Explain the language difficulties Chang faced while finding source material for the 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

Has Iris Chang presented a fair and accurate discussion of the Rape of Nanking? Analyze and discuss three instances where Chang is or is not objective about the events in Nanking, and be sure to support the essay with information from the text.

Essay Topic 2

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 3

From a historical perspective, discuss the reasons why Japan was able to break Nanking in four days with 90,000 Chinese soldiers present in the city. In the discussion, deal with the issues from smallest to largest impact on the fall of the city. Include supporting material from the text.

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