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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In "The Occupation of Nanking," which country's flag is torn down six times from the University of Nanking?
(a) America.
(b) Germany.
(c) Japan.
(d) China.

3. Haru Murakawa organized a workshop so that Chang could meet with several Japanese and Asians about Nanking. In what year does the workshop take place?
(a) 2004.
(b) 1997.
(c) 1989.
(d) 2000.

4. The Epilogue states that some scholars explain the horrors in Nanking and other atrocities by a phenomenon known as what?
(a) Master race mentality.
(b) Transfer of oppression.
(c) Uncontrollable rage.
(d) Mob mentality.

5. What is the second factor that Tanaka Yuko cites as the reason the Japanese army had such potential for brutality?
(a) Lack of leadership.
(b) Hierarchical nature of society.
(c) Lack of discipline.
(d) Cruel treatment of its own soldiers.

6. 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) Sakurai Shin.
(c) General Nagano Shigeto.
(d) Okuno Seisuki.

7. Which of the following women helps Chang find the descendants of John Rabe?
(a) Susan Rabiner.
(b) Barbara Masin.
(c) Martha Begemann.
(d) Nancy Tong.

8. To what problem can most of the damage in Nanking be attributed in the, "The Occupation of Nanking" chapter?
(a) Gunfire.
(b) Arson.
(c) Vandalism.
(d) Flooding.

9. After the massacre, what is the estimated financial damage to public property in Nanking?
(a) $90 thousand.
(b) $140 thousand.
(c) $836 million.
(d) $200 million.

10. Who is the final person Chang thanks in the Acknowledgments?
(a) Parents.
(b) Editor.
(c) Survivors.
(d) Husband.

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

12. On December 15, 1938, Japanese soldiers force five thousand refugees to line up so they can steal how much money from them?
(a) $75.
(b) $180.
(c) $350.
(d) $560.

13. In "Judgment Day," one of the war crimes trials held is for two lieutenants: Takeshi and Toshiaki. In what chapter of this book does "Judgment Day" say their killing contest is described?
(a) Chapter 4.
(b) Chapter 2.
(c) Chapter 6.
(d) Chapter 8.

14. Which Japanese news outlet begins to report that all is well and that Nanking's citizens are returning home in late December during the occupation?
(a) Xinhua.
(b) Nippon.
(c) Kyodo.
(d) Domei.

15. Chang frequently required assistance from others because she used source material written in all BUT WHICH of the following languages?
(a) Chinese.
(b) Russian.
(c) German.
(d) Japanese.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. When the initial deaths are combined with deaths that occurred later but are related, one can estimate that the Japanese killed about how many Chinese people in total?

3. By spring of 1938, all BUT WHICH of the following functions have resumed in Nanking?

4. During the IMTFE trials, the court determines that what ratio of prisoners of war die under the Japanese?

5. At the end of "The Forgotten Holocaust," Azuma Shiro becomes the first Japanese veteran to apologize for his role in Nanking. During what year does this occur?

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