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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 Epilogue states that the Rape of Nanking is just one example of Japanese atrocities during how many years of war?
(a) Twelve.
(b) Four.
(c) Nine.
(d) Six.

2. George Fitch's daughter states that her father is so traumatized after the Rape of Nanking that what frequently occurs?
(a) Nightmares.
(b) Hallucinations.
(c) Amnesia.
(d) Crying fits.

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?
(a) 1987.
(b) 2000.
(c) 1949.
(d) 1953.

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

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

Short Answer 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?

2. On December 15, 1938, Japanese soldiers force five thousand refugees to line up so they can steal how much money from them?

3. 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?

4. Tanaka Yuki believes that the Japanese army had great potential for brutality for two reasons. What is the first of those two reasons?

5. 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?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. Why does Emperor Hirohito never face any sort of consequence for his role in the Rape of Nanking or other events during the war?

7. When news of the atrocities in Nanking finally begin to be published in American magazines, what is the initial public response?

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

9. Describe the efforts of Japanese textbook editors to censor information about the Rape of Nanking in school textbooks.

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

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