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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. According to Ms. Chang, why is the Rape of Nanking not as well known as the Holocaust or Hiroshima?
(a) The Japanese killed all the witnesses.
(b) The victims stayed silent.
(c) The Chinese were ashamed of the incident.
(d) There were not as many deaths.

2. Shao Tzuping, one of the producers of a documentary on The Rape of Nanking, had served in all BUT WHICH of the following positions?
(a) President of the Alliance in Memory of Victims.
(b) Government official in China.
(c) Worked for the United Nations.
(d) Producer of "Magee's Testament".

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How long does Japan initially believe it will take to conquer mainland China?

2. The Rape of Nanking was kept quiet by all BUT WHICH of the following countries?

3. To whom does Kirby refer when he states that Ms. Chang has used the unimpeachable testimony of third-party observers?

4. When does the author first learn about the Rape of Nanking?

5. Chang states in "Six Weeks of Terror" that one of the Japanese military leaders is known as "the masked shogun" because information about this person is scarce. To which leader does she refer?

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