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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was in charge of the Japanese forces that were retreating in January of 1945?
(a) General Yamashita.
(b) General Yagasaki.
(c) General Saeda.
(d) General Goto.

2. How far were the rangers from Cabanatuan when they stopped to begin marching on foot?
(a) 60 miles.
(b) 30 miles.
(c) 45 miles.
(d) 25 miles.

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

4. 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.

5. What is the principal island in the Philippines?
(a) Luzon.
(b) Mindinao.
(c) Visayas.
(d) Tatalan.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What province did the Rangers drive through the morning they left for the Cabanatuan rescue mission?

4. Who commanded the Japanese Fourteenth Imperial Army?

5. On the morning of December 14, where did a Japanese seaplane spot a convoy of American destroyers and battleships?

(see the answer key)

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