View a FREE sample

This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to the Introduction, Europeans date the beginning of World War II in which year?
(a) 1941.
(b) 1939.
(c) 1931.
(d) 1935.

2. 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?
(a) Nakajima Kesago.
(b) Tang Sheng-chih.
(c) Chiang Kai-shek.
(d) Asaka Yasuhiko.

3. How long does Japan initially believe it will take to conquer mainland China?
(a) Two weeks.
(b) One year.
(c) Six months.
(d) Three months.

4. Most of the Zone leaders have no bodyguard experience, and yet they accomplish all BUT WHICH of the following actions anyway?
(a) Pulling men away from execution sites.
(b) Rescuing women from rapists.
(c) Jumping in front of cannons and machine guns.
(d) Keeping young girls from being kidnapped.

5. To whom does the leader of the Nationalists shift the responsibility for defending Nanking after the fall of Shanghai?
(a) Frank Xing.
(b) Chang Tien-Chun.
(c) Tang Sheng-chih.
(d) Chiang Kai-shek.

6. What event does the author mention in the Introduction that prompted many Nanking survivors to speak out about the massacre?
(a) Long March.
(b) Opium War.
(c) Tiananmen Square.
(d) Pacification of Manchukuo.

7. In "The Nanking Safety Zone," which individual does Chang discuss second?
(a) German businessman.
(b) American missionary professor.
(c) German merchant.
(d) American surgeon.

8. In "The Fall of Nanking," Chang states that Nanking has been occupied by foreign armies how many times?
(a) One.
(b) Three.
(c) Eight.
(d) Six.

9. What does the Japanese government do in response to the mass rape committed by soldiers in Nanking?
(a) Put more responsible officers on duty.
(b) Reprimand rapists.
(c) Reward rapists.
(d) Set up brothels.

10. By December during the occupation, Chang states that the population of Nanking has fallen to about how many people?
(a) Three million.
(b) Half a million.
(c) Four thousand.
(d) Fifty thousand.

11. In what year does the Meiji government of Japan send a naval fleet to Korea to force a commerce agreement?
(a) 1876.
(b) 1794.
(c) 1990.
(d) 1675.

12. On December 13, 1937, Japanese soldiers are ordered to execute all Chinese prisoners of war for all BUT WHICH of the following reasons?
(a) Food shortage.
(b) Free up space.
(c) Fear of retaliation.
(d) Prevention of guerrilla forces.

13. How many women does Chang say are raped during the Japanese occupation of Nanking?
(a) Between five and six thousand.
(b) Between twenty and eighty thousand.
(c) Between three and four hundred.
(d) Between fifteen and eighteen thousand.

14. In "The Nanking Safety Zone," which individual does Chang first discuss?
(a) American surgeon.
(b) German merchant.
(c) German businessman.
(d) American missionary professor.

15. In what year does Japan withdraw from the League of Nations?
(a) 1934.
(b) 1936.
(c) 1933.
(d) 1930.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Six Weeks of Horror," Chang states that Japanese soldiers use all BUT WHICH of the following methods to exterminate Chinese civilians?

2. Which Chinese city is known as "the Venice of China" and is completely devastated by the Japanese army?

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

4. The fall of Shanghai is a particularly hard blow to the leader of the Nationalists. Who is he?

5. 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?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 519 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample