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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where were the prisoners loaded into boxcars?
(a) San Simon.
(b) Santa Rita.
(c) Santa Ana.
(d) San Fernando.

2. On the morning of December 14, where did a Japanese seaplane spot a convoy of American destroyers and battleships?
(a) The Sulu Sea.
(b) The East China Sea.
(c) The South China Sea.
(d) The Sea of Japan.

3. 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) General George S. Patton.
(c) General Douglas MacArthur.
(d) Admiral Chester Nimitz.

4. On what day did General Edward King surrender to the Japanese?
(a) On January 4.
(b) On February 12.
(c) On April 9.
(d) On March 8.

5. How many soldiers were fighting on Bataan under General King's command?
(a) Approximately 91,000.
(b) About 57,000.
(c) About 64,000.
(d) Approximately 78,000.

Short Answer Questions

1. What province did the Rangers drive through the morning they left for the Cabanatuan rescue mission?

2. When did Eugene Nielsen tell about the torching of the air-raid shelters at Puerto Princesa Prison Camp on December 14?

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

4. Where were the 6th Army headquarters that the Rangers reached a few minutes after starting their mission on January 28?

5. How many men could fit in the air-raid shelters at Puerto Princesa Prison Camp?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did the Rangers hate Mucci and then change their minds about him?

2. On December 14, what difference occurred in the routine of the men working on the airstrip?

3. What were Army veterinarians doing as the men fled toward Mariveles?

4. What happened when a Japanese guard wanted an American's West Point Ring?

5. What was The Military Field Code?

6. What happened after the men were in the air-raid shelters?

7. What did Lieutenant Sato do when C.C. Smith refused to go into the air-raid shelter?

8. What was the mood of the men as they ready for the raid on January 28, 1945?

9. How did Van Geldern get sent to the Philippines before Captain Prince?

10. What concern did Major Robert Lapham present to G-2 officer Horton White?

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