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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Mogadishu is located in what coastal region on the Indian Ocean?
(a) Bakool.
(b) Sanaag.
(c) Sool.
(d) Benadir.

2. What do the Somalis refer to the Battle of Mogadishu as?
(a) The American Infiltration.
(b) Yankee Week.
(c) The Day of the Rangers.
(d) Soldier Saturday.

3. What was a group of Sharia Courts who united themselves to form a rival administration to the Transitional Federal Government of Somalia?
(a) The Islamic Courts Union.
(b) The Islamic Courts Organization.
(c) The Islamic Courts Corporation.
(d) The Islamic Courts Collective.

4. Who was the pilot of the Super Six Four?
(a) Warrant Officer Mike Durant.
(b) Master Sergeant Scott Fales.
(c) Chief Warrant Officer Ray Frank.
(d) Technical Sergeant Tim Wilkinson.

5. What obstacle did the Humvee convoy face in obtaining directions, causing the convoy to turn down the wrong roads in "Black Hawk Down"?
(a) Certain roads were blockaded.
(b) Their radios lost communication.
(c) Their maps were outdated.
(d) Directions from the observation aircraft were delayed.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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"?

2. The crash of Super Six One damaged the corner of a home occupied by whom?

3. 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"?

4. Where was one of Sergeant Jeff Struecker's men shot as the men made their way through the streets in "The Assault"?

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

(see the answer key)

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