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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What agricultural outpost did the Ranger convoy reach around 7:15 a.m.?
(a) La Paz.
(b) Gerona.
(c) Lupao.
(d) Guimba.

2. Where was the last survivor of the massacre at Puerto Princesa found?
(a) Hiding in brush on the far shore.
(b) Washed up on the far shore.
(c) Clinging to driftwood.
(d) Clinging to a Filipino fish trap in the bay.

3. How far from Manila did the January 9, 1945, invasion take place?
(a) 200 miles north.
(b) 200 miles south.
(c) 100 miles north.
(d) 100 miles south.

4. What did Cabanatuan mean?
(a) Place of goats.
(b) Place of the headhunters.
(c) Place of the rivers.
(d) Place of rocks.

5. Where were the 6th Army headquarters that the Rangers reached a few minutes after starting their mission on January 28?
(a) Binmaley.
(b) Dagupan.
(c) Lingayen.
(d) Mangaldan.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many men survived the massacre at Puerto Princesa?

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

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

4. What defensive strategy did Douglas MacArthur execute when the Japanese attacked the Philippines in December of 1941?

5. Where were the Bataan nurses sent before General King surrendered to the Japanese?

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