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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What new antimalarial drug were the Rangers taking?
(a) Chloroquine.
(b) Clindamycin.
(c) Proguanil.
(d) Atabrine.

2. What was the nickname for the woman who operated one of Cabanatuan's clandestine enterprises?
(a) Mata Hari.
(b) Geisha Lady.
(c) The Teacher.
(d) High Pockets.

3. Who was killed by friendly fire at Cabanatuan?
(a) Roy Sweezy.
(b) Lawrence Robinson.
(c) Francis Schilli.
(d) Charles Brown.

4. What did Colonel Duckworth break when fleeing the camp?
(a) His leg.
(b) His arm.
(c) Two fingers.
(d) His ankle.

5. After prisoners shipped out of Cabanatuan, who became the commanding American officer?
(a) James Duckworth.
(b) Robert Burke.
(c) Robert Strong.
(d) Frederick Amos.

6. What type of weed were the Rangers stepping through on January 29?
(a) Cogon.
(b) Panicum.
(c) Bindweed.
(d) Gooseweed.

7. What was the name of a hated guard who watched over prisoners working on the Farm?
(a) Air Raid.
(b) Liver Lips.
(c) Simon Legree.
(d) Web Foot.

8. How many Japanese troops was it estimated that assembled in Cabanatuan City?
(a) 5,000 troops.
(b) 3,000 troops.
(c) 10,000 troops.
(d) 7,000 troops.

9. Where was Ralph Rodriguez from?
(a) Utah.
(b) New Mexico.
(c) Texas.
(d) Arizona.

10. Near what river was Platero situated?
(a) Pampanga River.
(b) Davao River.
(c) Siniloan River.
(d) Jalaur River.

11. How long after the raid had begun did Captain Prince leave Cabanatuan?
(a) 30 minutes.
(b) 20 mintues.
(c) 50 minutes.
(d) 45 minutes.

12. What time did Pajota set a bomb to detonate on the Cabu River bridge?
(a) 8:00 p.m.
(b) 6:30 p.m.
(c) 7:45 p.m.
(d) 7:00 p.m.

13. Where did Dr. Jimmy Fisher obtain his medical education?
(a) University of Iowa.
(b) University of Michigan.
(c) Harvard.
(d) University of Illinois.

14. How much did the American Red Cross Standard Package Number 8 weigh?
(a) 7 pounds.
(b) 9 pounds.
(c) 6 pounds.
(d) 8 pounds.

15. Where did Bill Nellist grow up?
(a) Washington.
(b) Idaho.
(c) California.
(d) Oregon.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the prisoners steal from a farmer when they were alone at Cabanatuan?

2. What did Ralph Hibbs asks the prisoners to start killing during the last weeks of January 1945?

3. What did the prisoners trap to eat for extra protein?

4. What river had the Rangers forded before encountering the fields of grass?

5. What was the camp's prime meeting ground named by the prisoners?

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