The Real Bridge over the River Kwai

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1. What nationality were the majority of the POWs who worked on the 'Death Railway'? American British Australian Dutch

2. What heavy equipment did the Japanese supply the POWS in construction of the Death Railway? heavy duty trucks bulldozers none graders

3. What percentage of the POWs had malaria before construction began on the railroad? 25% 50% 95% 75%

4. Who did the Japanese blame for failures during the construction of the railroad? they blamed the weather they blamed the POWs they blamed the terrain they blamed the war

5. What was the basic cause of tropical ulcers in construction of the Death Railroad? Filthy conditions and lack of food Filthy conditions only Filthy conditions and malaria Malaria only

6. What happened to a POW doctor who did not supply enough ambulatory patients for work details on the Death Railroad? he was beaten the Japanese supplied medicine and returned later he was beheaded the Japanese never sought sick patients for work

7. The Japanese used romusha to work on the railroad. What are 'romusha'? penal battalions elephants local forced labor looted items

8. Which disease was the biggest killer during construction of the Death Railroad? cholera dysentary malaria typhus

9. Which was the best solution thought of by the POWs concerning the building of the railroad? sabotage it ignore the Japanese work slowly get it built fast

10. It was dangerous to defy the Japanese. However, two famous officers did so. What became of them? they were beheaded no one would dare defy the Japanese they were beheaded and their men shot they were not punished