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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is a military vehicle that combines the features of a jeep with those of a light truck?
(a) Humvee.
(b) Pickup.
(c) Duck.
(d) Amphibian.

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(b) Their maps were outdated.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

3. As the convoy wandered lost around Mogadishu, a CSAR Black Hawk dropped Technical Sergeant Tim Wilkinson and what other medic in "Overrun"?
(a) Sergeant Timothy A. Wilkinson.
(b) Master Sergeant Scott Fales.
(c) Captain Mike Steele.
(d) Lieutenant Colonel Dave McKnight.

4. Who was killed upon impact in the crash of Super Six One?
(a) Both pilots.
(b) One of the pilots.
(c) Ten Somalians.
(d) Two Somalians.

5. Who was shot in the hand, causing his thumb to be severed in "The Assault"?
(a) Sergeant Scott Galentine.
(b) Lieutenant Colonel Dave McKnight.
(c) Specalist Dale Sizemore.
(d) Captain Mike Steele.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happened to the bodies of the crew of the Black Hawk helicopter shot down a week before October 3?

2. Despite the large number of casualties and the heavy fire, the Humvee convoy was ordered to do what in "Black Hawk Down"?

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

4. How many times did Captain Mike Steele see Stebbins knocked down by enemy fire and assumed dead, only to see him pop back up again in "The Alamo"?

5. What is a United States military decoration awarded in the name of the President to those who have been wounded or killed while serving with the U.S. military?

(see the answer key)

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