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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Introduction.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to the Introduction, Africans believe World War II began in which year?
(a) 1939.
(b) 1941.
(c) 1931.
(d) 1935.

2. What title does Kirby hold that qualifies him to write the Foreword for Ms. Chang's book?
(a) Professor of Modern Chinese History.
(b) President of Princeton.
(c) President of Yale University.
(d) Professor of Modern Japanese History.

3. When does the author first learn about the Rape of Nanking?
(a) After getting married.
(b) As a teenager.
(c) During college.
(d) As a little girl.

4. Decades later, what is still stunning about the way in which the Rape of Nanking was conducted?
(a) It was limited to the military population.
(b) It went on for so long.
(c) It was very short.
(d) It was a public rampage.

5. According to the Introduction, Europeans date the beginning of World War II in which year?
(a) 1939.
(b) 1941.
(c) 1935.
(d) 1931.

Short Answer Questions

1. Kirby states that Ms. Chang has drawn connections between which of the following?

2. According to the Introduction, Americans think that World War II began in which year?

3. The Foreword states that the occupation of Nanking was supposed to be a turning point for the Japanese in the struggle against which leader's armies?

4. In the Introduction, the author cites what fact as her primary motivation for writing this book?

5. Kirby mentions in the Foreword that the Rape of Nanking accomplished what in the eyes of the world?

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