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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What other historic event happened on the day that General King surrendered to the Japanese?
(a) General Lee surrendered to General Grant.
(b) Abraham Lincoln was shot.
(c) The Battle of Gettysburg began.
(d) The fall of Fort Sumter.

2. When General King was about to surrender, how much food did his quartermaster report that he had to dole out to the men?
(a) Three rations.
(b) One half of a ration.
(c) One ration.
(d) Two rations.

3. Who waded upon the shores of Luzon two days after Eugene Nielsen related the story of the massacre?
(a) General Douglas MacArthur.
(b) Field Marshall Bernard Law Montgomery.
(c) General George S. Patton.
(d) Admiral Chester Nimitz.

4. What did the Americans call the enemy surveillance planes?
(a) Eyes in the Sky.
(b) Jap Eyes.
(c) Photo Spies.
(d) Photo Joe.

5. What type of beach was at the edge of a cliff near the Puerto Princesa prison compound?
(a) Coral beach.
(b) Pumice beach.
(c) White sandy beach.
(d) Rocky beach.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did the prisoners construct the air-raid shelters at Puerto Princesa Prison Camp?

2. What is the principal island in the Philippines?

3. Near what town did General King meet with the Japanese to discuss the terms of surrender?

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

5. What was at the rear of the soldiers who were trying to flee to Mariveles?

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