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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. In the Introduction, Ms. Chang quotes which of the following authors as stating that to forget a holocaust is to kill twice?
(a) Akutagawa Ryunosuke.
(b) Elie Wiesel.
(c) Shao Tzuping.
(d) George Santayana.

2. Why, according to Kirby, is Ms. Chang's book so important?
(a) It is the only historical account written by a woman.
(b) The book brought great publicity to Chinese Americans.
(c) No one has ever talked about the event before.
(d) The incident has largely been forgotten in the West.

3. According to Kirby, what motivates the Japanese soldiers to behave in such a horrible manner?
(a) They hated and feared the Chinese.
(b) Soldiers were unsupervised.
(c) They were tired of the war.
(d) We may never know.

4. Kirby states that Ms. Chang has drawn connections between which of the following?
(a) Events in America and Europe.
(b) Japanese and Chinese crimes.
(c) Slaughter in Europe and Asia.
(d) American ignorance and Asian arrogance.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. "The Path to Nanking" states that Japan's golden era of prosperity comes to an end during which decade?

3. For how many years does the conflict between China and Japan last?

4. To which atmosphere could the elementary schools of Japan best be compared?

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

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