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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. In "The Fate of the Survivors," Chang states that she is able to videotape oral testimony from Nanking survivors during what year?
2. In 1941, the Japanese army launched a campaign of terror in northern China. What was the population of northern China prior to this campaign?
3. In the Acknowledgments, who does Chang say first told her about the Rape of Nanking?
4. Which of the following individuals is the Japanese minister of education who kills his career when he states that the Rape of Nanking is "just a part of war" in "The Forgotten Holocaust"?
5. In "The Occupation of Nanking," which country's flag is torn down six times from the University of Nanking?
Short Essay Questions
1. Describe Nanking's economic situation after the massacre.
2. What event finally ends the occupation of Nanking, and when does it end?
3. Briefly describe the medical experiments conducted by the Japanese on citizens of Nanking. How many are killed in this manner?
4. Why are John Rabe's diary accounts of Nanking so explosive and important when they are finally released?
5. When news of the atrocities in Nanking finally begin to be published in American magazines, what is the initial public response?
6. Why are the leaders of the International Safety Zone Committee particularly well-suited to tell the real story of Nanking?
7. Explain Matsui Iwane's philosophy about China as discussed in the Epilogue.
8. What contribution does Dr. Bretton Lee Douglas make to the publication of the book?
9. How does the outside world get information on the events in Nanking during "What the World Knew"?
10. Briefly describe the fate of John Rabe after the Nanking massacre.
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Describe and analyze the Japanese samurai code. What are the basic principles of this code? How did the code make its way into normal society from the initial applications of samurai life? In what way does the code prepare the Japanese for war?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss the social and economic factors that enabled Japan to begin feeling as though it were the victim of an international conspiracy in the years prior to Japan's attempt to conquer China. How are the factors interlinked? Was there something to Japan's feeling that it was being picked on by the international community, or were they looking for an excuse to be upset with the rest of the world? Was the international community being fair or unfair toward Japan?
Essay Topic 3
Using examples from the text, discuss three ways in which the International Safety Zone Committee was able to turn and shape worldwide public opinion about the events in Nanking.
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