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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. For Asian nations, World War II can be dated from which year?
(a) 1941.
(b) 1931.
(c) 1939.
(d) 1935.

2. 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) American ignorance of the massacre.
(d) Japanese distortion of history.

3. What is the name of the ship on which most foreign diplomats leave Nanking right before it falls to the Japanese?
(a) HMS Hastings.
(b) HMS Fowey.
(c) USS Augusta.
(d) USS Panay.

4. What is the geographical area mentioned as the main site of the Japanese/Chinese conflict at the time Nanking fell?
(a) Suzhou Plains.
(b) Yangtze Valley.
(c) Hunan Gorge.
(d) Sichuan Valley.

5. When does the author first learn about the Rape of Nanking?
(a) As a teenager.
(b) As a little girl.
(c) After getting married.
(d) During college.

6. What kind of resistance does the Japanese army meet when it gets to Nanking?
(a) Practically nonexistent.
(b) Not well-organized.
(c) Nearly impossible to match.
(d) Well-organized.

7. "The Path to Nanking" states that Japan's golden era of prosperity comes to an end during which decade?
(a) 1890s.
(b) 1940s.
(c) 1930s.
(d) 1920s.

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

9. Decades later, what is still stunning about the way in which the Rape of Nanking was conducted?
(a) It was limited to the military population.
(b) It was very short.
(c) It went on for so long.
(d) It was a public rampage.

10. After completing their research, authors James Yin and Shi Young believe the Nanking death toll may be what number?
(a) 320,000.
(b) 250,000.
(c) 130,000.
(d) 400,000.

11. During which year does the author say she first realized the Nanking massacre was historically accurate and not simply myth?
(a) 2005.
(b) 1994.
(c) 1987.
(d) 1972.

12. Kirby mentions in the Foreword that Nanking prompted China to do all BUT WHICH of the following?
(a) Give up.
(b) Retreat.
(c) Outlast.
(d) Regroup.

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

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

15. All BUT WHICH of the following groups of citizens remain in Nanking after the soldiers leave the city?
(a) Government leaders.
(b) Children.
(c) Poor.
(d) Elderly.

Short Answer Questions

1. For how many years does the conflict between China and Japan last?

2. In what year does the Meiji government of Japan send a naval fleet to Korea to force a commerce agreement?

3. To which atmosphere could the elementary schools of Japan best be compared?

4. Kirby states that Ms. Chang has drawn connections between which of the following?

5. What does the Japanese government do in response to the mass rape committed by soldiers in Nanking?

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