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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. 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) Delano Field.
(d) Pearce Field.

4. What had the prisoners at Puerto Princesa Prison Camp been building during their internment?
(a) Fences.
(b) Barracks.
(c) An airstrip.
(d) Guard towers.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was Eugene Nielsen born and raised?

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

3. From where did General MacArthur direct the action after the December attack by the Japanese?

4. What did a Filipino tell Eugene Neilsen after Neilsen asked the man to write the War Department about the massacre at Puerto Princesa?

5. When General King was about to surrender, how much food did his quartermaster report that he had to dole out to the men?

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