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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Where did Dr. Hibbs go to medical school?
(a) University of Wisconsin.
(b) University of Indiana.
(c) University of Illinois.
(d) University of Iowa.

3. What other historic event happened on the day that General King surrendered to the Japanese?
(a) General Lee surrendered to General Grant.
(b) The fall of Fort Sumter.
(c) The Battle of Gettysburg began.
(d) Abraham Lincoln was shot.

4. Where did Van Geldern attend college?
(a) Santa Clara University.
(b) University of California Davis.
(c) Cal Poly.
(d) University of California Riverside.

5. 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) Hamilton Field.
(b) Delano Field.
(c) Clark Field.
(d) Pearce Field.

6. What type of gun did most Rangers, including Captain Prince, carry?
(a) Thompson submachine guns.
(b) Cabines.
(c) M-1 Garand.
(d) .45 caliber pistols.

7. What was the date when Abie Abraham and his comrades had to stand near water, but could not drink?
(a) April 2, 1942.
(b) April 10, 1942.
(c) April 30, 1942.
(d) April 22, 1942.

8. Who waded upon the shores of Luzon two days after Eugene Nielsen related the story of the massacre?
(a) Field Marshall Bernard Law Montgomery.
(b) Admiral Chester Nimitz.
(c) General Douglas MacArthur.
(d) General George S. Patton.

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

10. How many friends did Captain Robert Prince have who had been sent to the Philippines before he was and had been trapped on Bataan?
(a) Three friends.
(b) Four friends.
(c) Two friends.
(d) One friend.

11. How long did it take defeat to come to the Americans on Bataan?
(a) 5 months.
(b) 3 months.
(c) 6 months.
(d) 4 months.

12. How far from Manila did the January 9, 1945, invasion take place?
(a) 100 miles north.
(b) 200 miles north.
(c) 200 miles south.
(d) 100 miles south.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did the trains take prisoners?

2. How many Rangers were going on the rescue mission to Cabanatuan?

3. Who was the commander of the U.S. Sixth Army in January of 1945?

4. How many years had Eugene Nielsen been interred at Puerto Princesa Prison Camp?

5. Where was Bertram Bank raised?

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