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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. In "The Occupation of Nanking," the Japanese use all BUT WHICH of the following tools to break open bank vaults?
3. Segments of the diary writer's film in "What the World Knew" are eventually included in a documentary entitled "Why We Fight: Battle of China" by which director?
4. After the massacre, what is the estimated financial damage to public property in Nanking?
5. When the initial deaths are combined with deaths that occurred later but are related, one can estimate that the Japanese killed about how many Chinese people in total?
Short Essay Questions
1. Explain the language difficulties Chang faced while finding source material for the book.
2. What is the US response to the attack on the USS Panay?
3. Describe the role of Chang's parents in the writing of this book.
4. Describe what happened to Azuma Shiro, as discussed in "The Forgotten Holocaust."
5. What information and assistance do the surviving American and European eyewitnesses and their families give Chang?
6. According to the Epilogue, what is one of the greatest ironies of the cold war?
7. Briefly describe the fate of John Rabe after the Nanking massacre.
8. What event finally ends the occupation of Nanking, and when does it end?
9. Why are the leaders of the International Safety Zone Committee particularly well-suited to tell the real story of Nanking?
10. Describe the efforts of Japanese textbook editors to censor information about the Rape of Nanking in school textbooks.
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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.
Essay Topic 2
Compare and contrast the different methods used to rescue the Chinese population of Nanking by John Rabe, Robert Wilson, and Minnie Vautrin. Be sure to use material from the text to support the essay.
Essay Topic 3
Compare and contrast the ways in which the events in Nanking differ from a "normal" wartime occupation. How was the focus different in Nanking? In what ways does the Rape of Nanking seem more horrific than other occupations, and why? How were the rules seemingly different in this case?
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