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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What did the Americans call the enemy surveillance planes?
(a) Eyes in the Sky.
(b) Jap Eyes.
(c) Photo Joe.
(d) Photo Spies.

3. What did a Filipino tell Eugene Neilsen after Neilsen asked the man to write the War Department about the massacre at Puerto Princesa?
(a) You will be safe with me.
(b) Come with me.
(c) Tell them yourself.
(d) You have friends here.

4. Near what town did General King meet with the Japanese to discuss the terms of surrender?
(a) Lamao.
(b) Limay.
(c) Malaya.
(d) Mariveles.

5. In what direction did the Rangers head on January 28?
(a) East.
(b) North.
(c) West.
(d) South.

6. Of all the prisoners who passed through O'Donnell, how many died there?
(a) 1out of every 5 prisoners.
(b) 1out of every 20 prisoners.
(c) 1out of every 30 prisoners.
(d) 1out of every 10 prisoners.

7. What time did an air raid signal sound on December 14?
(a) At 1 p.m.
(b) At 3 p.m.
(c) At 2 p.m.
(d) At 4 p.m.

8. 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?
(a) Pearce Field.
(b) Delano Field.
(c) Clark Field.
(d) Hamilton Field.

9. What were the Rangers taking to give to the prisoners if the raid was successful?
(a) Fruit.
(b) Chocolate bars.
(c) Milk.
(d) Cigarettes.

10. What officer liberated 1,000 American and Filipino prisoners and even gave them advice on what routes to take?
(a) Murakami Hyoe.
(b) Takeo Imai.
(c) Masanobu Tsuji.
(d) Hajime Sugiyama.

11. Where were the 6th Army headquarters that the Rangers reached a few minutes after starting their mission on January 28?
(a) Mangaldan.
(b) Dagupan.
(c) Lingayen.
(d) Binmaley.

12. Where did Bertram Bank go to college?
(a) University of Mississippi.
(b) University of Alabama.
(c) University of Georgia.
(d) University of Louisiana.

13. How many Chinese was Colonel Tsuji said to be personally responsible for their deaths?
(a) 4,000.
(b) 2,000.
(c) 5,000.
(d) 6,000.

14. How many people was Camp O'Donnell designed to accommodate?
(a) No more than 5,000.
(b) About 12,000.
(c) About 10,000.
(d) No more than 9,000.

15. What other attack occurred on the same day as the attack on Luzon?
(a) The Battle of Imphal.
(b) The Battle of Midway.
(c) The Battle of Guadalcanal.
(d) Pearl Harbor.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where were the Bataan nurses sent before General King surrendered to the Japanese?

2. When was Abie Abraham shipped to the Philippines?

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

4. How was the American who tried to drink from a spring killed?

5. Where were the Army photographers from who accompanied the Rangers on their rescue mission?

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