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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Black Hawk Down.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What obstacle did the Humvee convoy face in obtaining directions, causing the convoy to turn down the wrong roads in "Black Hawk Down"?
(a) Certain roads were blockaded.
(b) Their maps were outdated.
(c) Their radios lost communication.
(d) Directions from the observation aircraft were delayed.

2. What refers to a confused hand-to-hand fight or struggle among several people?
(a) War.
(b) Jubilee.
(c) Construance.
(d) Melee.

3. In what helicopter did Staff Sergeant Matt Eversmann fly into Mogadishu on October 3 in "The Assault"?
(a) Super Six Three.
(b) Super Six Five.
(c) Super Six Seven.
(d) Super Six One.

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"?
(a) Private Adalberto Rodriguez.
(b) Captain Mike Steele.
(c) Sergeant Scott Galentine.
(d) Corporal Jim Cavaco.

5. What is a military vehicle that combines the features of a jeep with those of a light truck?
(a) Duck.
(b) Amphibian.
(c) Humvee.
(d) Pickup.

Short Answer Questions

1. Super Six One was piloted by whom?

2. Who was the pilot of the Super Six Four?

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

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

5. What are the United States Navy's Sea, Air and Land Teams commonly known as?

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