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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was a warlord of the Haber Gidr clan in Mogadishu who took it upon himself to steal food sent to his country as aid to help those suffering from years of civil war and kept it from the people in an attempt to control them?
(a) Mohamed Farrah Aidid.
(b) Abdiaziz Ali Aden.
(c) Abdullahi "Firimbi" Hassan.
(d) Abdullahi Farrah Hassan.

2. What are the United States Navy's Sea, Air and Land Teams commonly known as?
(a) MARMOT's.
(b) OTTER's.
(c) DUCK's.
(d) SEALs.

3. Sergeant Jeff Struecker got lost on the way to what location, where his men were to wait to collect the captured prisoners and transport them back to the base in "The Assault"?
(a) The mosque.
(b) The warlord's house.
(c) The U.S. Embassy.
(d) The Olympic Hotel.

4. What was the first Black Hawk helicopter that was shot down over Mogadishu on October 3?
(a) Super Six One.
(b) Super Six Four.
(c) Super Six Five.
(d) Super Six Two.

5. How many of his men did Staff Sergeant Matt Eversmann send with Blackburn after his injury in "The Assault"?
(a) 5.
(b) 16.
(c) 12.
(d) 28.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the Somalis refer to the Battle of Mogadishu as?

2. In what year did the Battle of Mogadishu take place?

3. What does RPG stand for?

4. What does NOD stand for?

5. What were burning in the street when the first of the helicopters began to converge on the skies above the cities in "The Assault"?

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