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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What defensive strategy did Douglas MacArthur execute when the Japanese attacked the Philippines in December of 1941?
(a) War Plan Orange.
(b) War Plan Blue.
(c) War Plan Red.
(d) War Plan Green.

2. In December, where did the Japanese bombers and Zeros catch a large part of the American Air Force of the Far East on the ground?
(a) Clark Field.
(b) Hamilton Field.
(c) Pearce Field.
(d) Delano Field.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How many Filipinos had fought on Bataan at the time of the surrender to the Japanese?

2. On what day did General Edward King surrender to the Japanese?

3. At Puerto Princesa Prison Camp, what indicates that an air raid was imminent?

4. Where was Eugene Nielsen born and raised?

5. What vitamin deficiency caused beriberi?

(see the answer key)

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