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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the manufacturer of Black Hawk helicopters?
(a) Lockheed Martin.
(b) Airbus.
(c) Boeing.
(d) Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation.

2. 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?
(a) Return to base.
(b) Bring out the prisoners.
(c) Storm the building.
(d) Abort the mission.

3. Captain Mike Steele and his team, as well as the D-boys leader, were instructed to move closer together for what reason in "The Alamo"?
(a) To concentrate their firepower.
(b) To better protect each other.
(c) To make rescue efforts easier.
(d) To be less visible.

4. In the context of military special operations, what consists of: "Short-duration strikes and other small-scale offensive actions conducted as a special operation in hostile, denied, or politically sensitive environments and which employ specialized military capabilities to seize, destroy, capture, exploit, recover, or damage designated targets"?
(a) Hostile action.
(b) Indirect action.
(c) Non-hostile action.
(d) Direct action.

5. Who was hit by gunfire in the pelvis, blowing his testicle off and causing him to lose a great deal of blood in "The Alamo"?
(a) Staff Sergeant Busch.
(b) Private Rodriguez.
(c) Private Berendsen.
(d) Master Sergeant Fales.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Captain Mike Steele and his men place on the street to direct aircraft to their location in "Overrun"?

2. Who was the Humvee convoy awaiting a signal from when Super Six One was shot down?

3. Who was killed upon impact in the crash of Super Six One?

4. How many of the men in the convoy in "Black Hawk Down" were injured during the disastrous tour through the city in their attempt to find the first crash site?

5. As the Humvees and soldiers made their way back into Mogadishu, they found themselves immediately under attack and blocked at every turn by what in "Overrun"?

(see the answer key)

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