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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where is Beckwith in Chapter 46?
(a) Georgia.
(b) Washington.
(c) Texas.
(d) New York.

2. When does General Meyer become the new Chief of Staff of the Army?
(a) 1977.
(b) 1978.
(c) 1980.
(d) 1979.

3. What does Major General Gast provide in Chapter 32?
(a) Information about Special Operations.
(b) Information about Iran and Special Operations.
(c) Information about Iran.
(d) None of the answers is correct.

4. What is the distressing part of the Delta Force program in Chapter 29?
(a) The funding for it has been removed.
(b) It has leveled out.
(c) It has been placed on hold.
(d) The funding for it has been reduced.

5. Which general confers with Beckwith in the end of Chapter 39?
(a) General Smith.
(b) General Davis.
(c) General Jones.
(d) General Rogers.

6. What information is the U.S. looking for the most in the Iranian hostage situation?
(a) How many hostages there are.
(b) The location of the hostages.
(c) How long the hostages have been held.
(d) The condition of the hostages.

7. How long can the Marine pilots wear the special night vision goggles?
(a) Thirty minutes.
(b) One and a half hours.
(c) Two hours.
(d) One hour.

8. Who joins the men from Delta Force on their trip to Washington?
(a) Major Shaw.
(b) Major Roberts.
(c) Major Taylor.
(d) Major Smithton.

9. As reported by Beckwith in Chapter 38, what is the repetitive training causing for the Delta Force team?
(a) Boredom.
(b) Anxiousness.
(c) Frustration.
(d) Pressure.

10. Who is working on the helicopters during the rescue mission?
(a) Crews familiar with their specialized handling.
(b) Crews unfamiliar with their specialized handling.
(c) Crews that have never flown a helicopter.
(d) Crews that have never been in combat.

11. What country's experience with aircraft hijacking is mentioned in Chapter 23?
(a) Italy.
(b) France.
(c) Germany.
(d) Russia.

12. What potential error does Beckwith mention at the end of Chapter 35?
(a) Not anticipating the rough terrain the pilots would encounter.
(b) Not sending two veteran pilots with the Marines.
(c) Not preparing the Marine pilots for the mission through drills.
(d) Not evaluating the Marine pilots himself.

13. Who threatens Beckwith in Chapter 37?
(a) An Iranian terrorist.
(b) A Russian spy.
(c) A former colleague.
(d) A German storage company.

14. What is "buck fever", which is described as a possibility in Chapter 28?
(a) The attack-or-be-attacked response.
(b) The attack-or-no-attack response.
(c) A freeze response.
(d) The kill-or-be-killed response.

15. What is the name of the training course for the Delta Force's Special Operations testing?
(a) Operators Test Course.
(b) Operators Course.
(c) Operators Field Course.
(d) Operators Task Force.

Short Answer Questions

1. What can cause a misunderstanding between an evaluator and a commander?

2. What is the nickname of the demolitions expert that Beckwith describes in Chapter 24?

3. What analogy does Beckwith make about Intelligence in Chapter 35?

4. Signaled by General Vaught, what is the operation developed in Chapter 31 known as?

5. Besides General Jones, which department's representative joins Beckwith in Chapter 46?

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