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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where were the Bataan nurses sent before General King surrendered to the Japanese?
(a) Australia.
(b) Corregidor.
(c) Manila.
(d) Luzon.

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

3. What was Lieutenant Sato's nickname?
(a) The Turkey.
(b) The Idiot.
(c) The Buzzard.
(d) The Taskmaster.

4. Where was Eugene Nielsen born and raised?
(a) Utah.
(b) Nevada.
(c) Idaho.
(d) Montana.

5. When did the aerial attack begin on Luzon?
(a) On November 11.
(b) On December 8.
(c) On October 13.
(d) On January 2.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the principal island in the Philippines?

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

3. How long did the Japanese continue the seaside massacre after they torched the air-raid shelters?

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

5. What other historic event happened on the day that General King surrendered to the Japanese?

(see the answer key)

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