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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. On what date was Task Force Ranger deployed to Somalia under the command of Major General William F. Garrison?
(a) August 22, 1993.
(b) September 1, 1992.
(c) July 4, 1990.
(d) November 19, 1991.

2. A week before the mission that brought Rangers, Delta operators, and SEALs into Mogadishu on October 3, a Black Hawk helicopter was shot down over Mogadishu by what?
(a) An elephant gun.
(b) An RPG.
(c) A .50 caliber pistol.
(d) An AK-47.

3. The remainder of Chalk Two was ordered, along with all the other ground troops, to converge on what in "Overrun"?
(a) A munitions factory.
(b) The second crash site.
(c) The base.
(d) The first crash site.

4. Alphabet was hit by an unexploded RPG which lodged itself where in "Black Hawk Down"?
(a) The ground.
(b) A humvee.
(c) His leg.
(d) His chest.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who announced his intention to take the wounded back to the base rather than going to the first crash site in "Black Hawk Down"?

2. Who was shot in the hand, causing his thumb to be severed in "The Assault"?

3. How many of his men did Staff Sergeant Matt Eversmann send with Blackburn after his injury in "The Assault"?

4. Who was the only survivor of the crash of Super Six Four?

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

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