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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who died just as the prisoners and Rangers crossed American lines?
(a) McPherson.
(b) Patrick.
(c) Johnson.
(d) Miller.

2. After talking with the Alamo Scouts and Pajota, how long did Mucci decide to wait before attempting the rescue?
(a) 48 hours.
(b) 12 hours.
(c) 24 hours.
(d) 36 hours.

3. What dormant volcano could be seen to the west as the Rangers crawled toward Cabanatuan?
(a) Mount Mayon.
(b) Mount Pinatubo.
(c) Mount Taal.
(d) Mount Arayat.

4. What did the prisoners find in the kitchen at Cabanatuan when the Japanese left?
(a) Several large roasts.
(b) Baked bread.
(c) Several cooked chickens.
(d) An entire baked pig.

5. What two books did Chaplain Taylor read when thrown into the heat box?
(a) The Bible and "The House of the Dead."
(b) The Bible and "The Brothers Karamazov."
(c) The Bible and "Crime and Punishment."
(d) The Bible and "Notes from the Underground."

6. Where did Pajota and his men set up a roadblock?
(a) About a mile northeast of the camp.
(b) About a mile southeast of the camp.
(c) About a mile west of the camp.
(d) About a mile east of the camp.

7. Which of the Rangers was seriously injured when a Japanese soldier fired a knee mortar?
(a) Fisher.
(b) Prince.
(c) Alfonso.
(d) Peters.

8. Who removed a metal fragment from Rounsaville?
(a) Fisher.
(b) Nellist.
(c) Stern.
(d) Hibbs.

9. Where did armored vehicles park at Cabanatuan?
(a) Behind the American prisoners' barracks.
(b) In a large metal shed, 300 yards from the front gate.
(c) Near a guard tower.
(d) To the left of the Japanese barracks.

10. Where did Bill Nellist grow up?
(a) Idaho.
(b) Oregon.
(c) Washington.
(d) California.

11. What time did Pajota set a bomb to detonate on the Cabu River bridge?
(a) 6:30 p.m.
(b) 7:45 p.m.
(c) 7:00 p.m.
(d) 8:00 p.m.

12. Where did John Murphy attend college?
(a) Notre Dame.
(b) Creighton.
(c) Stanford.
(d) Princeton.

13. What was the least desirable of all the Cabanatuan work details?
(a) Working on the airstrip.
(b) Burying the dead.
(c) Cutting wood.
(d) Working on the Farm.

14. What did the locals give the Rangers when they stopped in Balincarin?
(a) Water and noodles.
(b) Bananas.
(c) Cooked vegetables.
(d) Water and rice balls.

15. Which guard on the Farm was demanding, but fair?
(a) Liver Lips.
(b) Big Speedo.
(c) Little Speedo.
(d) Charlie Chaplin.

Short Answer Questions

1. What language did Dr. Fisher speak fluently?

2. What did Colonel Duckworth break when fleeing the camp?

3. Who was able to calm the prisoners when locked below the decks on the Oryoku Maru?

4. From where did Alamo Scouts rescue Dutch prisoners of war?

5. What was the name of a hated guard who watched over prisoners working on the Farm?

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