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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How long did it take defeat to come to the Americans on Bataan?
(a) 5 months.
(b) 6 months.
(c) 4 months.
(d) 3 months.

3. 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.

4. Where did the Rangers rendezvous with Filipino guerrilla led by Eduardo Joson?
(a) Rosario.
(b) Tuba.
(c) Mapandan.
(d) Lobong.

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 ration.
(c) Two rations.
(d) One half of a ration.

Short Answer Questions

1. What other attack occurred on the same day as the attack on Luzon?

2. Where were the 6th Army headquarters that the Rangers reached a few minutes after starting their mission on January 28?

3. What was at the front of the soldiers trying to flee to Mariveles?

4. Where was Eugene Nielsen born and raised?

5. How many men could fit in the air-raid shelters at Puerto Princesa Prison Camp?

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