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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was hit while shooting the .50 caliber gun on top of the Humvee in "Black Hawk Down"?
(a) First Lieutenant Larry Perino.
(b) Private Adalberto Rodriguez.
(c) Corporal Jim Cavaco.
(d) Sergeant Lorenzo Ruiz.

2. What refers to a canceled or postponed space flight, launching, scheduled part of a space mission, etc.?
(a) X'd.
(b) D-Lay.
(c) Scrub.
(d) Fail.

3. What was a military operation conducted by special operations forces of the United States with the primary mission of capturing warlord Mohamed Farrah Aidid?
(a) Operation Screaming Eagle.
(b) Operation Gothic Serpent.
(c) Operation Lion Tail.
(d) Operation Renaissance Bear.

4. What do the Somalis refer to the Battle of Mogadishu as?
(a) Soldier Saturday.
(b) The Day of the Rangers.
(c) The American Infiltration.
(d) Yankee Week.

5. Who gave a gun to Durant before returning to the nose of the aircraft to continue fighting off the Somalis in "Overrun"?
(a) Private First Class Todd Blackburn.
(b) Warrant Officer Mike Durant.
(c) Master Sergeant Gary Gordon.
(d) Sergeant First Class Randy Shughart.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who led a team into the target home and assisted in the arrests of the leaders in Aidid's gang in "The Assault"?

2. What does RPG stand for?

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

4. How many of the men in the convoy in "Black Hawk Down" were injured during the disastrous tour through the city in their attempt to find the first crash site?

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

(see the answer key)

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