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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. From where did General MacArthur direct the action after the December attack by the Japanese?
(a) A bunker inside Corregidor.
(b) A bunker on the Bataan peninsula.
(c) A bunker under Luzon.
(d) A bunker under Manilla.

3. At Puerto Princesa Prison Camp, what indicates that an air raid was imminent?
(a) A gong.
(b) An old Catholic church bell.
(c) A trumpet.
(d) A large drum.

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

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

6. What is the principal island in the Philippines?
(a) Mindinao.
(b) Luzon.
(c) Visayas.
(d) Tatalan.

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

8. How many years had Eugene Nielsen been interred at Puerto Princesa Prison Camp?
(a) Five years.
(b) Three years.
(c) Four years.
(d) Two years.

9. Who was in charge of the Japanese forces that were retreating in January of 1945?
(a) General Saeda.
(b) General Goto.
(c) General Yagasaki.
(d) General Yamashita.

10. What mountains bordered the flat sugar country the Rangers drove through on their way to Cabanatuan?
(a) Zambales and Cordillera Central.
(b) Caraballo and Chocolate Hills.
(c) Kitanglad.
(d) Kalatungan.

11. What was the ward called where they placed critically ill patients at Camp O'Donnell?
(a) Death Ward.
(b) Zero Ward.
(c) St. Peter's Ward.
(d) Death Row.

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

13. Who was the commander of the U.S. Sixth Army in January of 1945?
(a) General Henry Arnold.
(b) General Holland Smith.
(c) General Curtis LeMay.
(d) General Walter Krueger.

14. How many ounces of food were the men fighting on Bataan given?
(a) 32 ounces of food.
(b) 20 ounces of food.
(c) 15 ounces of food.
(d) 41 ounces of food.

15. General Homma foresaw that American prisoners would need to move from Bataan. How many prisoners did he estimate would need evacuation?
(a) 100,000 prisoners.
(b) 25,000 prisoners.
(c) 40,000 prisoners.
(d) 60,000 prisoners.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What was at the rear of the soldiers who were trying to flee to Mariveles?

3. When did the prisoners construct the air-raid shelters at Puerto Princesa Prison Camp?

4. How long had it taken the prisoners to complete their building project at Puerto Princesa Prison Camp?

5. Of all the prisoners who passed through O'Donnell, how many died there?

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