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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What refers to a group of people, as a clique, set, society, or party, especially as united by some common trait, characteristic, or interest?
(a) Pod.
(b) Flock.
(c) Clan.
(d) Gang.

3. When did Bill Clinton take office as U.S. President?
(a) 1992.
(b) 1993.
(c) 1991.
(d) 1985.

4. Who was a warlord of the Haber Gidr clan in Mogadishu who took it upon himself to steal food sent to his country as aid to help those suffering from years of civil war and kept it from the people in an attempt to control them?
(a) Abdullahi Farrah Hassan.
(b) Mohamed Farrah Aidid.
(c) Abdullahi "Firimbi" Hassan.
(d) Abdiaziz Ali Aden.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why was it of great concern to get as many men around the downed aircraft to protect it and the survivors for the American government?

2. Who was killed upon impact in the crash of Super Six One?

3. Despite the large number of casualties and the heavy fire, the Humvee convoy was ordered to do what in "Black Hawk Down"?

4. Super Six One was piloted by whom?

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

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