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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The soldiers who had converged on the first crash scene in "The Alamo" were spread out in what shape along the block?
(a) A star.
(b) A triangle.
(c) An L.
(d) A square.

2. Who was killed upon impact in the crash of Super Six One?
(a) One of the pilots.
(b) Ten Somalians.
(c) Both pilots.
(d) Two Somalians.

3. Who gave a gun to Durant before returning to the nose of the aircraft to continue fighting off the Somalis in "Overrun"?
(a) Warrant Officer Mike Durant.
(b) Private First Class Todd Blackburn.
(c) Master Sergeant Gary Gordon.
(d) Sergeant First Class Randy Shughart.

4. What happened to the bodies of the crew of the Black Hawk helicopter shot down a week before October 3?
(a) The skin was peeled off by sandstorms.
(b) They were mutilated by Somalis.
(c) They were consumed by animals.
(d) They got dehydrated by the sun.

5. What co-pilot managed to climb out of the mangled wreck of the Super Six Four in "Overrun"?
(a) Sergeant First Class Paul Howe.
(b) Private Richard Kowalewski.
(c) Sergeant First Class Randy Shughart
(d) Chief Warrant Officer Ray Frank.

Short Answer Questions

1. At the time Super Six One was being shot down, the D-boys were waiting for a signal from the Humvee convoy alerting them that it was time to do what?

2. When did President George H.W. Bush order the U.S. Armed Forces to join the U.N. in a joint operation known as Operation Restore Hope, with the primary mission of restoring order in Somalia?

3. 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?

4. Who was hit by a bullet in the femoral artery, severing it, in "The Alamo"?

5. 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?

(see the answer key)

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