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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through N.S.D.Q..

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When did President George H.W. Bush order the U.S. Armed Forces to join the U.N. in a joint operation known as Operation Restore Hope, with the primary mission of restoring order in Somalia?
(a) May, 1990.
(b) October, 1991.
(c) December, 1992.
(d) June, 1989.

2. Sergeant Jeff Struecker got lost on the way to what location, where his men were to wait to collect the captured prisoners and transport them back to the base in "The Assault"?
(a) The U.S. Embassy.
(b) The mosque.
(c) The warlord's house.
(d) The Olympic Hotel.

3. What is a military vehicle that combines the features of a jeep with those of a light truck?
(a) Duck.
(b) Humvee.
(c) Amphibian.
(d) Pickup.

4. Who was Captain Mike Steele's second in command in "Overrun"?
(a) Lieutenant Lechner.
(b) Sergeant Joyce.
(c) Captain Steele.
(d) Major Marsh.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What refers to a specially trained team designed to go into a battlefield and rescue injured soldiers?

2. What group's orders were to rope down into Mogadishu and set up a blocking position on the northwest corner of the target house in "The Assault"?

3. Warrant Officer Mike Durant's ransom was paid for by whom in "N.S.D.Q."?

4. Who led Chalk Two to the ordered site in "Overrun"?

5. What American soldier was killed in a mortar attack two days after the Battle of Mogadishu?

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