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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. According to the Introduction, Africans believe World War II began in which year?
(a) 1939.
(b) 1935.
(c) 1941.
(d) 1931.

3. During the Rape of Nanking, the Japanese outdo all BUT WHICH of the following massacres?
(a) Romans at Carthage.
(b) Christians during Spanish Inquisition.
(c) Timur Lenk at Delhi.
(d) Stalin in Russia.

4. What item has Ms. Chang found, belonging to John Rabe, that is mentioned in the Foreword?
(a) Newspaper.
(b) Photographs.
(c) Home videos.
(d) Diary.

5. 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) Five.
(d) One.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why do the Japanese soldiers generally kill the women they rape after they've finished?

2. After the Japanese victory at Shanghai, Chinese officials do all BUT WHICH of the following to prepare for possible attacks elsewhere?

3. According to Chang in "Six Weeks of Terror," what happens to the Japanese war criminals after Nanking?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the methods used by the Japanese army to subdue the larger Chinese population of Nanking, as described in "Six Weeks of Terror."

2. Describe the broad time line and details of the Rape of Nanking as outlined in the Introduction.

3. According to Chang at the end of "The Nanking Safety Zone," what is chilling about the number of refugees in the Nanking Safety Zone?

4. What does the author accomplish by referring to Nanking as a "forgotten Holocaust," according to Kirby?

5. Describe how Tang Shunsan was able to survive his encounter with Japanese soldiers.

6. In the Foreword, what does Kirby say was unique about the Rape of Nanking in regards to the way it was carried out?

7. Describe the attitude of Lieutenant Colonel Hashimoto Kingoro about Japan's future in his book, quoted in "The Path to Nanking."

8. What factors contribute to the end of Japan's golden era of prosperity, as discussed in "The Path to Nanking"?

9. As discussed in "The Fall of Nanking," what are the reasons historians have found for why Nanking fell in four days with so many Chinese soldiers present to defend the city?

10. Describe the process by which new Japanese soldiers were desensitized.

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