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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was at the rear of the soldiers who were trying to flee to Mariveles?
(a) The Philippine Sea.
(b) The Pacific Sea.
(c) The South China Sea.
(d) The Sulu Sea.

2. How many troops did the General in charge of the Japanese forces command in January of 1945?
(a) 250,000 troops.
(b) 175,000 troops.
(c) 275,000 troops.
(d) 150,000 troops.

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

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

5. What was the name of the monkey brought from the Philippines from New Guinea?
(a) Spike.
(b) Weasel.
(c) Keezel.
(d) Mike.

Short Answer Questions

1. By January 28, toward what city were the Japanese making a ragged retreat?

2. What province did the Rangers drive through the morning they left for the Cabanatuan rescue mission?

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

4. Who refused to go into the air-raid shelters on December 14?

5. What vitamin deficiency caused beriberi?

(see the answer key)

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