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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many men could fit in the air-raid shelters at Puerto Princesa Prison Camp?
(a) 45 men.
(b) 55 men.
(c) 60 men.
(d) 50 men.

2. How many Filipinos had fought on Bataan at the time of the surrender to the Japanese?
(a) 65,000 Filipinos.
(b) 75,000 Filipinos.
(c) 72,000 Filipinos.
(d) 68,000 Filipinos.

3. How long did it take defeat to come to the Americans on Bataan?
(a) 3 months.
(b) 6 months.
(c) 5 months.
(d) 4 months.

4. Where did Reed Shurtleff attend college?
(a) The University of South Dakota.
(b) The Unversity of Montana.
(c) The University of Utah.
(d) The University of Nevada.

5. Where did Dr. Hibbs go to medical school?
(a) University of Illinois.
(b) University of Indiana.
(c) University of Iowa.
(d) University of Wisconsin.

6. How long did the Japanese continue the seaside massacre after they torched the air-raid shelters?
(a) After 3 to 4 hours.
(b) After 7 hours.
(c) After 2 to 3 hours.
(d) After 5 hours.

7. In what direction did the Rangers head on January 28?
(a) North.
(b) South.
(c) West.
(d) East.

8. Near what town did General King meet with the Japanese to discuss the terms of surrender?
(a) Mariveles.
(b) Lamao.
(c) Limay.
(d) Malaya.

9. How many Rangers were going on the rescue mission to Cabanatuan?
(a) 121 Rangers.
(b) 75 Rangers.
(c) 98 Rangers.
(d) 135 Rangers.

10. At Puerto Princesa Prison Camp, what indicates that an air raid was imminent?
(a) An old Catholic church bell.
(b) A trumpet.
(c) A gong.
(d) A large drum.

11. What was at the rear of the soldiers who were trying to flee to Mariveles?
(a) The South China Sea.
(b) The Philippine Sea.
(c) The Sulu Sea.
(d) The Pacific Sea.

12. Where was Bertram Bank raised?
(a) Alabama.
(b) Louisiana.
(c) Georgia.
(d) Mississippi.

13. Where did the Rangers rendezvous with Filipino guerrilla led by Eduardo Joson?
(a) Mapandan.
(b) Tuba.
(c) Rosario.
(d) Lobong.

14. By January 28, toward what city were the Japanese making a ragged retreat?
(a) Baguio.
(b) Bambang.
(c) San Juan.
(d) Agoo.

15. What was at the front of the soldiers trying to flee to Mariveles?
(a) Sixth Imperial Army.
(b) Fourteenth Imperial Army.
(c) Fourth Imperial Army.
(d) Twelfth Imperial Army.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Captain Bert Bank's fellow Americans have to carry him semi-conscious for six hours?

2. What did Colonel Tsuji once claim to have eaten?

3. What type of beach was at the edge of a cliff near the Puerto Princesa prison compound?

4. When General King was about to surrender, how much food did his quartermaster report that he had to dole out to the men?

5. What did the Americans call the enemy surveillance planes?

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