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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where were women, children, and the elderly of Platero and other barrios sent for safety?
(a) The Kitanglad foothills.
(b) The Caraballo foothills.
(c) The Zambales foothills.
(d) The Sierra Madre foothills.

2. What nationality was the priest allowed to enter Cabanatuan camp?
(a) German.
(b) British.
(c) American.
(d) French.

3. Where did Joson and his men set up a roadblock?
(a) West of the camp.
(b) East of the camp.
(c) Just south of the camp.
(d) Just north of the camp.

4. Where was Dr. Fisher raised?
(a) Connecticut.
(b) New Hampshire.
(c) Maine.
(d) Vermont.

5. What did the prisoners trap to eat for extra protein?
(a) Geckos.
(b) Birds.
(c) Cats.
(d) Rats or dogs.

6. How long did it take the Rangers to neutralize the towers and pill boxes?
(a) 2 minutes.
(b) 15 seconds.
(c) 30 seconds.
(d) 3 minutes.

7. What was the camp's prime meeting ground named by the prisoners?
(a) Broadway.
(b) Times Square.
(c) Main Street.
(d) Fifth Avenue.

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

9. What nationality was Fuentes?
(a) Italian.
(b) French.
(c) American.
(d) British.

10. Near what river was Platero situated?
(a) Davao River.
(b) Pampanga River.
(c) Jalaur River.
(d) Siniloan River.

11. What did the villagers of Platero give the Americans to drink at a feast?
(a) Coconut wine.
(b) Rum.
(c) Homemade beer.
(d) Papaya wine.

12. How far would the Rangers have to crawl on their stomachs toward the camp?
(a) 1/2 mile.
(b) 250 yards.
(c) 500 yards.
(d) A mile.

13. How many Japanese troops was it estimated that assembled in Cabanatuan City?
(a) 5,000 troops.
(b) 10,000 troops.
(c) 3,000 troops.
(d) 7,000 troops.

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

15. Where did Prince grow up?
(a) Los Angeles.
(b) Seattle.
(c) Providence.
(d) Atlanta.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was killed by friendly fire at Cabanatuan?

2. Who was the most reluctant prisoner to leave the camp?

3. What was Dorothy Clara Fuentes' real name?

4. Where did Prince attend college?

5. What did one of the locals give Prince to eat?

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