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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Fate of the Survivors.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What can be considered ironic about John Rabe as a defender of the Safety Zone?
(a) He is Japanese.
(b) He is a Nazi.
(c) He accomplishes good by accident.
(d) He doesn't speak any Asian languages.

2. On which of the following persons does Chang NOT concentrate during "The Nanking Safety Zone" chapter?
(a) German merchant.
(b) American surgeon.
(c) American missionary professor.
(d) German businessman.

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?
(a) 1945.
(b) 1962.
(c) 1958.
(d) 1951.

4. According to Chang in "Six Weeks of Terror," what happens to the Japanese war criminals after Nanking?
(a) Executed many years ago.
(b) Protected by the Japanese government.
(c) Life sentences in jail.
(d) Fugitives from the law.

5. "The Fate of the Survivors" states that many of the victims of Nanking continue to suffer all BUT WHICH of the following?
(a) Ridicule.
(b) Pain.
(c) Poverty.
(d) Shame.

Short Answer Questions

1. After the Japanese surrender, John Rabe begins to talk openly about what he witnessed in Nanking. In response, he is arrested by all BUT WHICH of the following governments?

2. What kind of resistance does the Japanese army meet when it gets to Nanking?

3. Approximately how many Chinese civilians and former soldiers are killed during the mass execution near Mufu Mountain?

4. Chang states that during her visit to Nanking, she discovers that reparations from Japan in what amount would make a huge difference for the survivors?

5. In what year during "The Fate of the Survivors" does the People's Republic of China announce that it has forgiven Japan and invites the Japanese prime minister to visit China?

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