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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Less than two hours into the battle, the crippled Humvee convoy approached what location, preparing for another ambush as they made their way to the base in "Black Hawk Down"?
(a) K-9 square.
(b) GR-8 triangle.
(c) K-4 circle.
(d) B-4 oval.

2. What does NOD stand for?
(a) Night Observation Device.
(b) Navy Oil Drum.
(c) Normals On Deployment.
(d) Navy Of Doom.

3. In military terminology, what is a specific aircraft load, especially a group of airborne soldiers which deploy from a single aircraft?
(a) Gaggle.
(b) Herd.
(c) Chunk.
(d) Chalk.

4. Who was killed upon impact in the crash of Super Six One?
(a) Both pilots.
(b) Two Somalians.
(c) One of the pilots.
(d) Ten Somalians.

5. A CSAR team was sent to the crash site of Super Six One but the helicopter was hit by ground fire and forced to do what in "Black Hawk Down"?
(a) Return fire.
(b) Return to base.
(c) Gain altitude.
(d) Crash land.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who was Sergeant Jeff Struecker in charge of taking back to base after his extraction in "The Assault"?

3. Instead of taking the prisoners directly to the American base, the Humvees were ordered to do what in "Black Hawk Down"?

4. Why was it of great concern to get as many men around the downed aircraft to protect it and the survivors for the American government?

5. Who was the leader of the Ranger chalks that would provide support on the ground to the Delta Force who would raid and arrest the targets in Mogadishu in "The Assault"?

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