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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Alamo.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who cleared a house to offer cover for his men while several other teams did the same in houses along the block in "The Alamo"?
(a) Sergeant First Class Randy Shughart.
(b) Sergeant First Class Paul Howe.
(c) Sergeant Timothy A. Wilkinson.
(d) Sergeant First Class Randy Rymes.

2. A CSAR team was sent to the crash site of Super Six One but the helicopter was hit by ground fire and forced to do what in "Black Hawk Down"?
(a) Return fire.
(b) Return to base.
(c) Crash land.
(d) Gain altitude.

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

4. How far were the convoys and soldiers from their base as they were trapped in "The Alamo"?
(a) 2 kilometers.
(b) 10,000 feet.
(c) 3 miles.
(d) 7 miles.

5. Instead of taking the prisoners directly to the American base, the Humvees were ordered to do what in "Black Hawk Down"?
(a) Go to the crash site and pick up any survivors.
(b) Return to base.
(c) Attack the enemy compound.
(d) Seek cover.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the first Black Hawk helicopter that was shot down over Mogadishu on October 3?

2. Who was the only survivor of the crash of Super Six Four?

3. Who is the manufacturer of Black Hawk helicopters?

4. 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"?

5. Private First Class Todd Blackburn had not been through what yet when he was assigned to Chalk Four?

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