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

2. In what year during "The Fate of the Survivors" does the People's Republic of China announce that it has forgiven Japan and invites the Japanese prime minister to visit China?
(a) 1991.
(b) 1974.
(c) 1985.
(d) 2002.

3. The Japanese occupation of Nanking finally ends during what year?
(a) 1939.
(b) 1945.
(c) 1943.
(d) 1942.

4. Chang states that her parents are the kind that most people only dream of, and that they are all BUT WHICH of the following?
(a) Wise.
(b) Passionate.
(c) Inspirational.
(d) Stern.

5. After the massacre, the Japanese create a new government in Nanking. On what date is the Nanking Self-Government Committee created?
(a) January 1.
(b) December 28.
(c) February 6.
(d) January 20.

Short Answer Questions

1. Ono Kenji has co-edited a book on the Nanking massacre, the first work to be based completely on Japanese sources. During what year is the book published?

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

3. After the Japanese surrender, John Rabe begins to talk openly about what he witnessed in Nanking. In response, he is arrested by all BUT WHICH of the following governments?

4. After Nanking, what event is pivotal in the change of relations between the United States and Japan?

5. One of the deadliest policies endorsed by the Japanese government during the war is the "Three-all" policy, which means all BUT WHICH of the following?

Short Essay Questions

1. Briefly discuss Ishihara Shintaro's assertions set forth in "The Forgotten Holocaust" about how the Rape of Nanking is a lie.

2. How does the outside world get information on the events in Nanking during "What the World Knew"?

3. Describe the postwar differences between Japan and Germany that have allowed the Rape of Nanking to go largely unnoticed while the Holocaust is acknowledged world wide.

4. Why are John Rabe's diary accounts of Nanking so explosive and important when they are finally released?

5. What contribution does Dr. Bretton Lee Douglas make to the publication of the book?

6. According to the Epilogue, what is one of the greatest ironies of the cold war?

7. Why is Matsui Iwane's behavior during his war crimes trial so puzzling?

8. Briefly describe the fate of Minnie Vautrin after the Nanking massacre.

9. What information and assistance do the surviving American and European eyewitnesses and their families give Chang?

10. Describe the biological warfare used by the Japanese in an attempt to exterminate Chinese civilians.

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