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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When did Bertram Bank arrive in Manila?
(a) January 1939.
(b) February 1940.
(c) November 1941.
(d) March 1942.

2. When General King was about to surrender, how much food did his quartermaster report that he had to dole out to the men?
(a) Two rations.
(b) One half of a ration.
(c) One ration.
(d) Three rations.

3. How long did the Japanese continue the seaside massacre after they torched the air-raid shelters?
(a) After 2 to 3 hours.
(b) After 5 hours.
(c) After 3 to 4 hours.
(d) After 7 hours.

4. What did the prisoners call the Battan Death March at the time that they were making the trip?
(a) The Hike.
(b) The Mission.
(c) The March.
(d) The Death Walk.

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

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

7. Who rode at the head of the column of Rangers?
(a) Colonel Mucci.
(b) Ranger Dykes.
(c) First Lieutenant Lueddeke.
(d) Captain Prince.

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

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

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

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

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

13. What type of beach was at the edge of a cliff near the Puerto Princesa prison compound?
(a) Rocky beach.
(b) Pumice beach.
(c) White sandy beach.
(d) Coral beach.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the date when Abie Abraham and his comrades had to stand near water, but could not drink?

2. Who was in charge of the Japanese forces that were retreating in January of 1945?

3. What was Abie Abraham's rank?

4. How old were many of the Japanese soldiers guarding Abie Abraham and his comrades?

5. What officer liberated 1,000 American and Filipino prisoners and even gave them advice on what routes to take?

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