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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. On what date did one of the deadliest attacks on U.N. forces in Somalia occur, in which 24 Pakistani soldiers in the U.N. force were killed in an ambush?
(a) July 7, 1991.
(b) March 14, 1994.
(c) July 25, 1992.
(d) June 5, 1993.

2. What refers to the coordinated military actions of a state in response to a developing situation?
(a) Millitary conflict.
(b) Military operation.
(c) Army mission.
(d) Teamwork.

3. When was the Somali National Alliance formed?
(a) October, 1991.
(b) September, 1993.
(c) April, 1990.
(d) June, 1992.

4. What does NOD stand for?
(a) Navy Oil Drum.
(b) Normals On Deployment.
(c) Navy Of Doom.
(d) Night Observation Device.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the manufacturer of Black Hawk helicopters?

2. The directions sent to the Humvee convoy directly from the Black Hawks above them were sending them to what in "Black Hawk Down"?

3. What medic attempted to find the ends of the femoral artery of a fallen corporal by placing his hands inside the wound, but the end of the artery had retracted into the abdomen in "The Alamo"?

4. In "The Alamo," the news of Smith's death after repeated requests to have him medivaced out of the area hit many of the men hard, especially who?

5. What refers to a group of people, as a clique, set, society, or party, especially as united by some common trait, characteristic, or interest?

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