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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many men were with the Humvee convoy in "Black Hawk Down"?
(a) 75.
(b) 36.
(c) 48.
(d) 124.

2. What was a group of Sharia Courts who united themselves to form a rival administration to the Transitional Federal Government of Somalia?
(a) The Islamic Courts Union.
(b) The Islamic Courts Organization.
(c) The Islamic Courts Collective.
(d) The Islamic Courts Corporation.

3. What does LAW stand for?
(a) Light Antitank Weapon.
(b) Laser Aware Weapon.
(c) Long Aim Weapon.
(d) Left Arm Weapon.

4. What is a special operations unit of the United States Army that provides helicopter aviation support and are also known as Night Stalkers?
(a) The 36th Special Operations Aviation Regiment.
(b) The 18th Special Operations Aviation Regiment.
(c) The 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment.
(d) The 240th Special Operations Aviation Regiment.

5. What did Staff Sergeant Matt Eversmann leave behind to make room for more ammunition in "The Assault"?
(a) His rifle and canteen.
(b) His NODs anf helmet.
(c) His helmet and rifle.
(d) His canteen and NODs.

Short Answer Questions

1. In military terminology, what is a specific aircraft load, especially a group of airborne soldiers which deploy from a single aircraft?

2. What unit had already been at the site where the CSAR medics were dropped and set up a perimeter, killing multiple Somalis to protect the crash site in "Overrun"?

3. When did President George H.W. Bush order the U.S. Armed Forces to join the U.N. in a joint operation known as Operation Restore Hope, with the primary mission of restoring order in Somalia?

4. Mogadishu is located in what coastal region on the Indian Ocean?

5. When was the Somali National Alliance formed?

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