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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. Kirby states that all BUT WHICH of Japan's following actions took place in stark contrast to conventional rules of warfare?
(a) Occupation.
(b) Execution of civilians.
(c) Rape of civilians.
(d) Execution of soldiers.

2. 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?
(a) Nakajima.
(b) Asaka.
(c) Matsui.
(d) Yanagawa.

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

4. 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) Producer of "Magee's Testament".
(b) President of the Alliance in Memory of Victims.
(c) Worked for the United Nations.
(d) Government official in China.

5. What item has Ms. Chang found, belonging to John Rabe, that is mentioned in the Foreword?
(a) Diary.
(b) Home videos.
(c) Newspaper.
(d) Photographs.

Short Answer Questions

1. What event does the author mention in the Introduction that prompted many Nanking survivors to speak out about the massacre?

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

3. Chang says in "The Fall of Nanking" that which of her own family members barely manage to stay together while evacuating Nanking?

4. In the Foreword, what is the date given for the fall of Nanking?

5. Which of the following does the author NOT discover is a published book on the subject of Nanking?

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