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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. Tanaka Yuki believes that the Japanese army had great potential for brutality for two reasons. What is the first of those two reasons?
2. One of the diary writers in "What the World Knew" is able to take several reels of film and smuggle them out of Nanking on which date?
3. Which of the following women loans Chang materials from a documentary she filmed?
4. Ono Kenji has co-edited a book on the Nanking massacre, the first work to be based completely on Japanese sources. During what year is the book published?
5. As "What the World Knew" opens, how does the world know what's happening in Nanking?
Short Essay Questions
1. What information and assistance do the surviving American and European eyewitnesses and their families give Chang?
2. Describe Nanking's economic situation after the massacre.
3. What is the US response to the attack on the USS Panay?
4. Why are the leaders of the International Safety Zone Committee particularly well-suited to tell the real story of Nanking?
5. Briefly discuss Ishihara Shintaro's assertions set forth in "The Forgotten Holocaust" about how the Rape of Nanking is a lie.
6. Describe the role of Chang's parents in the writing of this book.
7. Briefly describe the International Military Tribunal for the Far East trials.
8. What event finally ends the occupation of Nanking, and when does it end?
9. Explain the language difficulties Chang faced while finding source material for the book.
10. When news of the atrocities in Nanking finally begin to be published in American magazines, what is the initial public response?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Examine the three factors given in the Epilogue to explain Japanese behavior in Japan's attempt to conquer China. Analyze and critique each factor, and be sure to include supporting information 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
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.
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