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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Black Hawk Down.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what year did the Battle of Mogadishu take place?
(a) 1995.
(b) 1993.
(c) 1990.
(d) 1988.

2. What refers to a confused hand-to-hand fight or struggle among several people?
(a) Melee.
(b) Jubilee.
(c) Construance.
(d) War.

3. How many chalks under the command of Captain Steele would go into Mogadishu on October 3, in "The Assault"?
(a) 5.
(b) 2.
(c) 3.
(d) 4.

4. What is a small container used especially by soldiers and hikers for carrying water or other liquids?
(a) Chalice.
(b) Jar.
(c) Bottle.
(d) Canteen.

5. Who led a team into the target home and assisted in the arrests of the leaders in Aidid's gang in "The Assault"?
(a) Sergeant Ed Yurek.
(b) Corporal Jim Cavaco.
(c) CWO Donovan Briley.
(d) Sergeant First Class Paul Howe.

Short Answer Questions

1. In military terminology, what is a specific aircraft load, especially a group of airborne soldiers which deploy from a single aircraft?

2. What gunner was hit in the back of the head and killed instantly when the Humvee convoy stopped to recover the injured in "Black Hawk Down"?

3. Who was the pilot of the Super Six Four?

4. The Americans had assumed that what shot from the ground could never bring down a helicopter as large and powerful as a Black Hawk?

5. Instead of taking the prisoners directly to the American base, the Humvees were ordered to do what in "Black Hawk Down"?

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