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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many people was Camp O'Donnell designed to accommodate?
(a) No more than 9,000.
(b) No more than 5,000.
(c) About 10,000.
(d) About 12,000.

2. How many men could fit in the air-raid shelters at Puerto Princesa Prison Camp?
(a) 60 men.
(b) 55 men.
(c) 45 men.
(d) 50 men.

3. Where were the 6th Army headquarters that the Rangers reached a few minutes after starting their mission on January 28?
(a) Binmaley.
(b) Lingayen.
(c) Dagupan.
(d) Mangaldan.

4. Of all the prisoners who passed through O'Donnell, how many died there?
(a) 1out of every 20 prisoners.
(b) 1out of every 5 prisoners.
(c) 1out of every 10 prisoners.
(d) 1out of every 30 prisoners.

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

6. What type of vehicle did Colonel Motoo Nakayama arrive in to discuss surrender with General King?
(a) A Jeep.
(b) A Cadillac.
(c) A Lincoln Continental.
(d) A Mercedes Benz.

7. How far were the rangers from Cabanatuan when they stopped to begin marching on foot?
(a) 45 miles.
(b) 25 miles.
(c) 30 miles.
(d) 60 miles.

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

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

10. What did Cabanatuan mean?
(a) Place of the headhunters.
(b) Place of rocks.
(c) Place of goats.
(d) Place of the rivers.

11. What had the prisoners at Puerto Princesa Prison Camp been building during their internment?
(a) Fences.
(b) An airstrip.
(c) Guard towers.
(d) Barracks.

12. Who rode at the head of the column of Rangers?
(a) Captain Prince.
(b) First Lieutenant Lueddeke.
(c) Colonel Mucci.
(d) Ranger Dykes.

13. When did Eugene Nielsen tell about the torching of the air-raid shelters at Puerto Princesa Prison Camp on December 14?
(a) January 7, 1945.
(b) December 31, 1944.
(c) March 5, 1945.
(d) February 18, 1945.

14. How many prisoners loaded into each boxcar?
(a) 75 prisoners.
(b) 125 prisoners.
(c) 50 prisoners.
(d) 100 prisoners.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of planes did the prisoners see after the air-raid alarm sounded on December 14?

2. Why did Captain Bert Bank's fellow Americans have to carry him semi-conscious for six hours?

3. By January 28, toward what city were the Japanese making a ragged retreat?

4. What time did an air raid signal sound on December 14?

5. What type of food was a monkey scrambling over on January 28, 1945?

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