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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) Clinging to a Filipino fish trap in the bay.
(b) Washed up on the far shore.
(c) Clinging to driftwood.
(d) Hiding in brush on the far shore.

2. What defensive strategy did Douglas MacArthur execute when the Japanese attacked the Philippines in December of 1941?
(a) War Plan Blue.
(b) War Plan Orange.
(c) War Plan Green.
(d) War Plan Red.

3. What was Colonel Tsuji called by the young Japanese officers?
(a) The Hatchet Man.
(b) The God of Operations.
(c) The Butcher.
(d) The Spy.

4. What did Colonel Tsuji once claim to have eaten?
(a) The heart of a dead soldier.
(b) The liver of a downed allied pilot.
(c) The intestine of an Allied officer.
(d) The kidney of a killed prisoner.

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

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

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

8. Why did Captain Bert Bank's fellow Americans have to carry him semi-conscious for six hours?
(a) He had been stabbed in the back.
(b) He had been knocked unconscious.
(c) He had a deep gash in his head.
(d) He had had a finger cut off.

9. Where were the Rangers encamped on January 28, 1945?
(a) Rosales.
(b) Calasio.
(c) Alcala.
(d) Sison.

10. What was Abraham's wife's name?
(a) Nancy.
(b) Susanna.
(c) Emilie.
(d) Martha.

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

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

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

14. How many Filipinos had fought on Bataan at the time of the surrender to the Japanese?
(a) 72,000 Filipinos.
(b) 75,000 Filipinos.
(c) 65,000 Filipinos.
(d) 68,000 Filipinos.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How long did the Japanese continue the seaside massacre after they torched the air-raid shelters?

2. What type of vehicle did Colonel Motoo Nakayama arrive in to discuss surrender with General King?

3. What was Abie Abraham's rank?

4. Where did the Rangers rendezvous with Filipino guerrilla led by Eduardo Joson?

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

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