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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. The Global Alliance for Preserving the History of World War II in Asia assisted Chang by providing all BUT WHICH of the following?
(a) Photographs.
(b) Trial transcripts.
(c) Important contacts.
(d) Articles.

2. 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?
(a) Beheading.
(b) Firing squad.
(c) Drowning.
(d) Lethal injection.

3. 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) Anger.
(c) Apathy.
(d) Disbelief.

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

5. After Minnie Vautrin returns to the United States, she repeatedly attempts suicide. On what date does she finally succeed in ending her life?
(a) July 9, 1940.
(b) October 3, 1945.
(c) May 14, 1941.
(d) April 22, 1943.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. One of the diary writers in "What the World Knew" is able to take several reels of film and smuggle them out of Nanking on which date?

3. 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?

4. Which of the following individuals is appointed to the position of justice minister, gives an interview stating that the Nanking Massacre is a hoax, and is forced to resign in "The Forgotten Holocaust"?

5. In the Acknowledgments, who does Chang say first told her about the Rape of Nanking?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the US response to the attack on the USS Panay?

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

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

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

5. Explain the language difficulties Chang faced while finding source material for the book.

6. Briefly describe the fate of John Rabe after the Nanking massacre.

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

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

9. Describe the role of Chang's parents in the writing of this book.

10. Briefly describe the medical experiments conducted by the Japanese on citizens of Nanking. How many are killed in this manner?

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