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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Six Weeks of Terror.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. For Asian nations, World War II can be dated from which year?
(a) 1935.
(b) 1941.
(c) 1931.
(d) 1939.

2. During the Rape of Nanking, the Japanese outdo all BUT WHICH of the following massacres?
(a) Stalin in Russia.
(b) Timur Lenk at Delhi.
(c) Romans at Carthage.
(d) Christians during Spanish Inquisition.

3. How long does Japan initially believe it will take to conquer mainland China?
(a) Three months.
(b) Two weeks.
(c) One year.
(d) Six months.

4. Tuberculosis strikes the first commander of the Japanese military. Who then takes over as the leader of the troops around Nanking?
(a) Yanagawa.
(b) Asaka.
(c) Nakajima.
(d) Matsui.

5. In the Introduction, the author cites what fact as her primary motivation for writing this book?
(a) African massacres.
(b) Chinese indifference to the victims.
(c) American ignorance of the massacre.
(d) Japanese distortion of history.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Six Weeks of Terror," what is the primary Japanese strategy for the invasion of Nanking?

2. Why do the Japanese soldiers generally kill the women they rape after they've finished?

3. When Nanking falls, Japanese soldiers round up tens of thousands of Chinese men and commit all BUT WHICH of the following atrocities?

4. In "The Path to Nanking," the author states that the Japanese Samurai code of conduct is called what?

5. In the Foreword, what is the date given for the fall of Nanking?

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