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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through N.S.D.Q..

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After his ransom was paid, Warrant Officer Mike Durant was allowed to write a letter to his family back home and to whom?
(a) The Somali warlord.
(b) The President of the United States.
(c) The General in charge.
(d) The men he left behind on the base.

2. Where had a field hospital been set up for the rescued soldiers of the convoy in "N.S.D.Q."?
(a) At the Embassy.
(b) On the U.S. base.
(c) The Malaysian arena.
(d) The Pakistani arena.

3. How far did the Super Six Four crash from the target site in the Battle of Mogadishu?
(a) 3 miles.
(b) 8 miles.
(c) 1 mile.
(d) 5 miles.

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

5. What gunner was hit in the back of the head and killed instantly when the Humvee convoy stopped to recover the injured in "Black Hawk Down"?
(a) First Lieutenant Larry Perino.
(b) Sergeant Lorenzo Ruiz.
(c) Corporal Jim Cavaco.
(d) Private Adalberto Rodriguez.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who and his men took up a position on a small tin porch-like structure not far from the crash site in "The Alamo"?

2. What is a component command of the United States Special Operations Command, and is charged to study special operations requirements and techniques to ensure interoperability and equipment standardization, plan and conduct special operations exercises and training?

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"?

4. Who was run over when the disoriented Humvee driver did not see his body where it had been blown into the street in "Black Hawk Down"?

5. The International Committee of the Red Cross estimated how many Somali civilians were killed in the fighting in the Battle of Mogadishu?

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