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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Following the chain of command provided in Chapter 25, how many of the top three positions had direct experience with Special Forces?

2. What does Major General Gast provide in Chapter 32?

3. How does the president react to the outcome of the rescue mission?

4. What does Beckwith make clear about the men in Delta Force in Chapter 24?

5. How many Department of Defense contacts are there in Iran?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are some of the elements to the tests given in Chapter 30?

2. What is happening to Delta Force in Chapter 38?

3. What problems are the helicopter pilots having in Chapter 35, and which possible solutions are presented?

4. How does the president react to the cancellation of the mission?

5. How does Beckwith describe the men of Delta Force in Chapter 24?

6. What test does Beckwith give the soldiers in Chapter 28, and how do they respond?

7. How does Beckwith handle the press in Chapter 46?

8. How is the issue of shooting reexamined in Chapter 27?

9. How does Beckwith explain the relationship between evaluators and commanders?

10. What happens when Beckwith and Delta Force first land in Egypt?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Delta's Force's training is very influential in the group's success.

1) Describe the Operators Course that the soldiers complete.

2) Explain the different shooting activities and issues that are considered.

3) Analyze the exercise that Beckwith uses in order to test the potential freeze or, as he wonders, "buck fever" response in the soldiers.

4) Describe the physical fitness programs of the soldiers and their responsibility in monitoring it.

Essay Topic 2

Describe the nine-month search and destroy mission that Beckwith is on during his second trip to Vietnam in 1968. Include the details of the events that take place on the mission, the losses and injuries Beckwith writes about, and why the experience continues to haunt him several years later as he is writing the book.

Essay Topic 3

Analyze the hierarchy of Delta Force in the military, beginning with the complications surrounding its initial placement, and the eventual line of command that is established. Also, include the key generals that assist Beckwith in determining the hierarchy and his response to their decisions.

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