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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who refused to go into the air-raid shelters on December 14?
(a) Vernon Booth.
(b) Quentine Devore.
(c) C. C. Smith.
(d) Robert Pritchford.

3. Where was Lieutenant Edward "Tommie" Thomas from?
(a) Grand Rapids, Michigan.
(b) Lansing, Michigan.
(c) Flint, Michigan.
(d) Hastings, Michigan.

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

5. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. What time did an air raid signal sound on December 14?

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

3. What defensive strategy did Douglas MacArthur execute when the Japanese attacked the Philippines in December of 1941?

4. How many years had Eugene Nielsen been interred at Puerto Princesa Prison Camp?

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

(see the answer key)

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