Selection Quick Checks (English)



1.	How were Hiroshima and Kyoto different from the other large Japanese cities?
	A.	They had been repeatedly bombed by Allied bombers.
	B.	They had not yet been bombed by American bombers.
	C.	They had strong defense works that kept bombers away.
	D.	They were the most European of all Japanese cities.

2.	What did the citizens of Hiroshima call the B-29 bomber?
	A.	the silent enemy
	B.	death from above
	C.	the Big 2-9
	D.	Mr. B

3.	What happened to Mrs. Nakamura when the bomb blast reached her home?
	A.	It picked her up and she flew into an adjacent room.
	B.	She was killed.
	C.	It sucked her up and threw her on top of her children.
	D.	It destroyed her house but left her standing where she was.

4.	What did Father Kleinsorge do whenever the air raid sirens sounded?
	A.	He hid in the basement of the building in which he lived.
	B.	He put on a military uniform.
	C.	He retreated to the chapel where he would recite mass.
	D.	He prayed with the other priests.

5.	What saved Dr. Sasaki from perishing in the bomb blast?
	A.	He stopped to help an injured pedestrian on his way to work.
	B.	His normal streetcar was running late.
	C.	He had taken an earlier train than what he normally took.
	D.	He was late getting to work that morning.

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