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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 8, 9, 10, and 11.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What was the ward called where they placed critically ill patients at Camp O'Donnell?
(a) Death Ward.
(b) St. Peter's Ward.
(c) Death Row.
(d) Zero Ward.

4. What type of vehicle did Colonel Motoo Nakayama arrive in to discuss surrender with General King?
(a) A Lincoln Continental.
(b) A Jeep.
(c) A Cadillac.
(d) A Mercedes Benz.

5. What other attack occurred on the same day as the attack on Luzon?
(a) Pearl Harbor.
(b) The Battle of Midway.
(c) The Battle of Imphal.
(d) The Battle of Guadalcanal.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was Lieutenant Edward "Tommie" Thomas from?

2. What language did Dr. Fisher speak fluently?

3. How long had it taken the prisoners to complete their building project at Puerto Princesa Prison Camp?

4. Who rode at the head of the column of Rangers?

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

(see the answer key)

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