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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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) Field Marshall Bernard Law Montgomery.
(c) Admiral Chester Nimitz.
(d) General Douglas MacArthur.

3. Where did the small number of men who escaped from Philippine prison camps manage to escape to?
(a) Australia.
(b) New Guinea.
(c) New Zealand.
(d) Taiwan.

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

5. Where did Reed Shurtleff attend college?
(a) The University of Nevada.
(b) The Unversity of Montana.
(c) The University of Utah.
(d) The University of South Dakota.

6. What was the approximate temperature inside each boxcar?
(a) 120 degrees Fahrenheit.
(b) 95 degrees Fahrenheit.
(c) 100 degrees Fahrenheit.
(d) 130 degrees Fahrenheit.

7. How many soldiers were fighting on Bataan under General King's command?
(a) About 57,000.
(b) Approximately 78,000.
(c) About 64,000.
(d) Approximately 91,000.

8. How many men survived the massacre at Puerto Princesa?
(a) 9 men.
(b) 12 men.
(c) 11 men.
(d) 10 men.

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

10. Who commanded the Japanese Fourteenth Imperial Army?
(a) Lieutenant General Katzutsugu Dobashi.
(b) Lieutenant General Fumio Saeki.
(c) General Tomoyuki Yamashita.
(d) General Keisuke Fujie.

11. When did Eugene Nielsen tell about the torching of the air-raid shelters at Puerto Princesa Prison Camp on December 14?
(a) March 5, 1945.
(b) February 18, 1945.
(c) December 31, 1944.
(d) January 7, 1945.

12. What world record did Abraham break when he was 16?
(a) The record for the fastest lunge mile.
(b) The record for sitting in a tree.
(c) Record for heaviest car balanced on the head.
(d) The record for the greatest distance covered on a static cycle.

13. Who had found a monkey in New Guinea and brought it with him to the Philippines?
(a) Eugene Dykes.
(b) Robert Prince.
(c) Tommie Thomas.
(d) Bert Bank.

14. How many prisoners loaded into each boxcar?
(a) 100 prisoners.
(b) 75 prisoners.
(c) 125 prisoners.
(d) 50 prisoners.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In December, where did the Japanese bombers and Zeros catch a large part of the American Air Force of the Far East on the ground?

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

4. How many ounces of food were the men fighting on Bataan given?

5. What had the prisoners at Puerto Princesa Prison Camp been building during their internment?

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