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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Near what town did General King meet with the Japanese to discuss the terms of surrender?
(a) Limay.
(b) Lamao.
(c) Malaya.
(d) Mariveles.

3. When did Eugene Nielsen tell about the torching of the air-raid shelters at Puerto Princesa Prison Camp on December 14?
(a) February 18, 1945.
(b) January 7, 1945.
(c) March 5, 1945.
(d) December 31, 1944.

4. How long did the Japanese continue the seaside massacre after they torched the air-raid shelters?
(a) After 3 to 4 hours.
(b) After 2 to 3 hours.
(c) After 5 hours.
(d) After 7 hours.

5. From where did General MacArthur direct the action after the December attack by the Japanese?
(a) A bunker on the Bataan peninsula.
(b) A bunker inside Corregidor.
(c) A bunker under Luzon.
(d) A bunker under Manilla.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did the aerial attack begin on Luzon?

2. How far from Manila did the January 9, 1945, invasion take place?

3. What type of beach was at the edge of a cliff near the Puerto Princesa prison compound?

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

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

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