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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Fall of Nanking.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What World War II event has helped the world believe the myth that Japan was a victim and not an instigator?
(a) Hiroshima.
(b) Pearl Harbor.
(c) Holocaust.
(d) Nanking.

2. During which year does the author say she first realized the Nanking massacre was historically accurate and not simply myth?
(a) 2005.
(b) 1987.
(c) 1972.
(d) 1994.

3. In which year does a group of officers launch a coup d'etat in Tokyo that kills the Prime Minister?
(a) 1931.
(b) 1934.
(c) 1936.
(d) 1932.

4. The fall of Shanghai is a particularly hard blow to the leader of the Nationalists. Who is he?
(a) Frank Xing.
(b) Tang Sheng-chih.
(c) Chiang Kai-shek.
(d) Chang Tien-Chun.

5. Japan succeeded in accomplishing war with China during the summer of which year?
(a) 1942.
(b) 1932.
(c) 1924.
(d) 1937.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. In what year does the Meiji government of Japan send a naval fleet to Korea to force a commerce agreement?

3. In the 12th Century, the Samurai became firmly established by which powerful Japanese family?

4. For Asian nations, World War II can be dated from which year?

5. Ms. Chang informs the reader that the Rape of Nanking is told from all BUT WHICH of the following points of view?

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