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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. Attempts to rescue whose body from the wreckage of the Black Hawk took several hours, delaying the rescue mission in "N.S.D.Q."?
(a) Chief Warrant Officer Cliff 'Elvis' Wolcott's.
(b) Sergeant Lorenzo Ruiz.
(c) Sergeant Scott Galentine.
(d) Private Richard Kowalewski.

2. Where was one of Sergeant Jeff Struecker's men shot as the men made their way through the streets in "The Assault"?
(a) The hand.
(b) The stomach.
(c) The head.
(d) The leg.

3. What is a United States military decoration awarded in the name of the President to those who have been wounded or killed while serving with the U.S. military?
(a) The Purple Heart.
(b) Gold Star.
(c) Silver Star.
(d) Bronze Star

4. 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"?
(a) Burning tires.
(b) Roadblocks.
(c) Bodies.
(d) Mounds of dirt.

5. Who was forced to give up his safe house and move across the street, a position he felt was weak in "The Alamo"?
(a) Master Sergeant Gary Gordon.
(b) Corporal Jim Cavaco.
(c) Sergeant First Class Paul Howe.
(d) Warrant Officer Mike Durant.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did the soldiers from the rescue convoy set off charges in the deserted helicopter in "N.S.D.Q."?

2. What aircraft delivered fresh water and IV fluids to the first crash site, leaving the men to settle in for the long night ahead of them in "The Alamo"?

3. Which of Staff Sergeant Matt Eversmann's men was shot in the shoulder in "The Assault"?

4. The Americans had assumed that what shot from the ground could never bring down a helicopter as large and powerful as a Black Hawk?

5. What is the Battle of Mogadishu referred to often as in popular culture?

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