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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following military commanders is initially in charge of the Japanese imperial army for the Shanghai-Nanking region?
(a) Nakajima.
(b) Asaka.
(c) Matsui.
(d) Yanagawa.

2. In the Foreword, what is the date given for the fall of Nanking?
(a) October 4.
(b) December 25.
(c) December 13.
(d) November 8.

3. In comparison to Germany, what percentage of war reparations has Japan paid the victims of Nanking?
(a) About 15%.
(b) More than 50%.
(c) 120%.
(d) Less than 1%.

4. 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.

5. In "The Fall of Nanking," how many divisions does the commander in charge of Nanking give authority to cross the Yangtze River?
(a) Zero.
(b) One.
(c) Two.
(d) Five.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what year does China's war with Japan end?

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

3. In "The Fall of Nanking," Chang states that Nanking has been occupied by foreign armies how many times?

4. In "Six Weeks of Horror," Chang states that prior to the war, the population of Nanking is about how many people?

5. During the Rape of Nanking, the Japanese outdo all BUT WHICH of the following massacres?

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