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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The directions sent to the Humvee convoy directly from the Black Hawks above them were sending them to what in "Black Hawk Down"?
(a) The enemy stronghold.
(b) The wrong crash site.
(c) The Embassy.
(d) The base.

2. What does RPG stand for?
(a) Rebel patriot group.
(b) Rapid people gatherer.
(c) Rebel police guard.
(d) Rocket propelled grenade.

3. 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) Private Adalberto Rodriguez.
(c) Sergeant Lorenzo Ruiz.
(d) Corporal Jim Cavaco.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What was the first Black Hawk helicopter that was shot down over Mogadishu on October 3?

3. When did Bill Clinton take office as U.S. President?

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

5. What group's orders were to rope down into Mogadishu and set up a blocking position on the northwest corner of the target house in "The Assault"?

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