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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When did the prisoners construct the air-raid shelters at Puerto Princesa Prison Camp?
(a) August.
(b) October.
(c) September.
(d) November.

2. General Homma foresaw that American prisoners would need to move from Bataan. How many prisoners did he estimate would need evacuation?
(a) 25,000 prisoners.
(b) 100,000 prisoners.
(c) 60,000 prisoners.
(d) 40,000 prisoners.

3. Where was Lieutenant Edward "Tommie" Thomas from?
(a) Grand Rapids, Michigan.
(b) Hastings, Michigan.
(c) Flint, Michigan.
(d) Lansing, Michigan.

4. What time did an air raid signal sound on December 14?
(a) At 2 p.m.
(b) At 1 p.m.
(c) At 4 p.m.
(d) At 3 p.m.

5. What vitamin deficiency caused beriberi?
(a) Lack of Vitamin B.
(b) Lack of Vitamin C.
(c) Lack of Vitamin K.
(d) Lack of Vitamin D.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was the commander of the U.S. Sixth Army in January of 1945?

2. Where were the survivors of the massacre at Puerto Princesa evacuated?

3. How many Filipinos had fought on Bataan at the time of the surrender to the Japanese?

4. How many ounces of food were the men fighting on Bataan given?

5. Who waded upon the shores of Luzon two days after Eugene Nielsen related the story of the massacre?

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