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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. The commander of Nanking is supposed to be at the docks to evacuate the city by 6:00 pm. What time is it when he actually arrives?
(a) 10:00 pm.
(b) 4:00 pm.
(c) 8:00 pm.
(d) 2:00 am.

2. The Rape of Nanking was kept quiet by all BUT WHICH of the following countries?
(a) United States.
(b) Republic of China.
(c) People's Republic of China.
(d) Germany.

3. Kirby mentions in the Foreword that the Rape of Nanking accomplished what in the eyes of the world?
(a) Had no effect on public opinion.
(b) Turned public opinion against China.
(c) Turned public opinion against both Japan and China.
(d) Turned public opinion against Japan.

4. A historian at the Jiangsu Academy of Social Sciences has compiled the most accurate estimate of how many were killed in Nanking. What figure has he reached?
(a) 227,400.
(b) 15,000.
(c) 201,000.
(d) 106,000.

5. To which infamous Nazi is Nakajima Kesago compared in the "Six Weeks of Terror" chapter?
(a) Eichmann.
(b) Hitler.
(c) Prutzmann.
(d) Himmler.

Short Answer Questions

1. Approximately how many Chinese civilians and former soldiers are killed during the mass execution near Mufu Mountain?

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

3. In comparison to Germany, what percentage of war reparations has Japan paid the victims of Nanking?

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

5. During which year does the author say she first realized the Nanking massacre was historically accurate and not simply myth?

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