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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was a warlord of the Haber Gidr clan in Mogadishu who took it upon himself to steal food sent to his country as aid to help those suffering from years of civil war and kept it from the people in an attempt to control them?
(a) Abdullahi Farrah Hassan.
(b) Mohamed Farrah Aidid.
(c) Abdullahi "Firimbi" Hassan.
(d) Abdiaziz Ali Aden.

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

3. What obstacle did the Humvee convoy face in obtaining directions, causing the convoy to turn down the wrong roads in "Black Hawk Down"?
(a) Certain roads were blockaded.
(b) Their maps were outdated.
(c) Directions from the observation aircraft were delayed.
(d) Their radios lost communication.

4. Who and his men took up a position on a small tin porch-like structure not far from the crash site in "The Alamo"?
(a) Master Sergeant Scott Fales.
(b) First Lieutenant Larry Perino.
(c) Major Rob Marsh.
(d) Sergeant First Class Randy Shughart.

5. What refers to the coordinated military actions of a state in response to a developing situation?
(a) Teamwork.
(b) Army mission.
(c) Military operation.
(d) Millitary conflict.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is a term of art used by armed forces to denote infantry weapons an individual soldier may carry?

2. Who gave a gun to Durant before returning to the nose of the aircraft to continue fighting off the Somalis in "Overrun"?

3. What does RPG stand for?

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

5. At the time Super Six One was being shot down, the D-boys were waiting for a signal from the Humvee convoy alerting them that it was time to do what?

(see the answer key)

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