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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Segments of the diary writer's film in "What the World Knew" are eventually included in a documentary entitled "Why We Fight: Battle of China" by which director?
(a) George Fitch.
(b) John Rabe.
(c) John Magee.
(d) Frank Capra.

2. Prince Mikasa Takahito wrote a confessional report about Japanese atrocities that was buried for decades. In what year does Takahito's report emerge?
(a) 1986.
(b) 1974.
(c) 2002.
(d) 1994.

3. In "The Occupation of Nanking," the Japanese use all BUT WHICH of the following tools to break open bank vaults?
(a) Hand grenades.
(b) Pistol shots.
(c) Acetylene torches.
(d) Bombs.

4. After the War Crimes committee is created, trials for class B and C war criminals begin when?
(a) December 1945.
(b) September 1944.
(c) March 1945.
(d) August 1946.

5. In "What the World Knew," Chang presents diary or letter responses to the Japanese propaganda from all BUT WHICH of the following individuals?
(a) James McCallum.
(b) Minnie Vautrin.
(c) Lewis Smythe.
(d) George Fitch.

6. By spring of 1938, all BUT WHICH of the following functions have resumed in Nanking?
(a) Running water.
(b) Electricity.
(c) Newspapers.
(d) Mail.

7. Which of the following individuals holds several government positions and is forced to resign after stating that Japan was not an aggressor during "The Forgotten Holocaust"?
(a) Fujio Masayuki.
(b) General Nagano Shigeto.
(c) Okuno Seisuki.
(d) Sakurai Shin.

8. Which US President announces on December 13 that he is shocked by the attack on the USS Panay?
(a) Herbert Hoover.
(b) Calvin Coolidge.
(c) Franklin D. Roosevelt.
(d) Harry Truman.

9. The Epilogue states that Japanese aviators sprayed fleas carrying plague germs over all BUT WHICH of the following cities?
(a) Changteh.
(b) Shanghai.
(c) Ningpo.
(d) Nanking.

10. Japanese soldiers break into Nanking University Hospital after the massacre and steal all BUT WHICH of the following from nurses?
(a) Medications.
(b) Wristwatches.
(c) Pens.
(d) Flashlights.

11. Chang states that during her visit to Nanking, she discovers that reparations from Japan in what amount would make a huge difference for the survivors?
(a) $300.
(b) $5,000.
(c) $2,000.
(d) $100.

12. How does the American public initially respond when the article entitled "The Sack of Nanking" is published in magazines in the US?
(a) Horror.
(b) Disbelief.
(c) Apathy.
(d) Anger.

13. One of the most high-profile trials described in chapter eight is for Tani Hisao. What military position does Hisao hold during the Rape of Nanking?
(a) Lieutenant General of 6th division.
(b) Colonel of 5th division.
(c) Second Lieutenant of 4th division.
(d) Major General of 9th division.

14. Which of Chang's friends freely donated her time to help translate a good deal of source material?
(a) Nancy Tong.
(b) Susan Rabiner.
(c) Martha Begemann.
(d) Barbara Masin.

15. In "The Fate of the Survivors," Chang states that she is able to videotape oral testimony from Nanking survivors during what year?
(a) 2002.
(b) 1995.
(c) 1989.
(d) 1981.

Short Answer Questions

1. The US Department of Justice has compiled a list of Japanese war criminals in order to keep those people from entering the country. In what year is the watch list made?

2. "Judgment Day" states that the IMTFE is able to prosecute how many Japanese military and political officials?

3. George Fitch's daughter states that her father is so traumatized after the Rape of Nanking that what frequently occurs?

4. The Epilogue states that the Rape of Nanking is just one example of Japanese atrocities during how many years of war?

5. After his trial, Hisao is executed in a manner that many of the Nanking survivors believe to be much more humane than anything he'd done to his victims. How is Hisao executed?

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