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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "Six Weeks of Terror," what is the primary Japanese strategy for the invasion of Nanking?
(a) Convince the Korean military to assist in the invasion.
(b) Take advantage of Nanking's trust.
(c) Take advantage of Nanking's geography.
(d) Sneak in during the night before Nanking realizes what's happening.

2. By which decade does the author state in "The Path to Nanking" that Japan had launched an undeclared war on China?
(a) 1940s.
(b) 1930s.
(c) 1950s.
(d) 1920s.

3. The Foreword mentions that the Rape of Nanking has haunted Chinese-Japanese relations for how many years?
(a) Forty years.
(b) Sixty years.
(c) Thirty years.
(d) Ninety years.

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

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

6. In "Six Weeks of Horror," who is the woman who fights back against the Japanese rapists?
(a) Sun Zhaiwei.
(b) Ohta Hisao.
(c) Li Xouying.
(d) Liu Fang-chu.

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

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

9. What can be considered ironic about John Rabe as a defender of the Safety Zone?
(a) He is a Nazi.
(b) He doesn't speak any Asian languages.
(c) He is Japanese.
(d) He accomplishes good by accident.

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

11. After Nanking falls, how many people are housed in the Safety Zone?
(a) One thousand.
(b) Ten thousand.
(c) Hundreds of thousands.
(d) Several hundred.

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When the Nanking Safety Zone is initially set up, how long does the International Committee intend for it to be open?

2. What title does Kirby hold that qualifies him to write the Foreword for Ms. Chang's book?

3. Tuberculosis strikes the first commander of the Japanese military. Who then takes over as the leader of the troops around Nanking?

4. What nationality is John Rabe?

5. What mood does the commander of Nanking find when he arrives at the river dock?

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