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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who among Captain Mike Steele's men was hit while radioing for air support in "Overrun"?
(a) Corporal Smith.
(b) Charles Beckwith.
(c) Lieutenant Lechner.
(d) Major Marsh.

2. Night vision devices were first used in what war?
(a) Vietnam.
(b) Desert Storm.
(c) World War I.
(d) World War II.

3. What group's orders were to rope down into Mogadishu and set up a blocking position on the northwest corner of the target house in "The Assault"?
(a) Chalk Three's.
(b) Chalk Two's.
(c) Chalk One's.
(d) Chalk Four's.

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

5. In "Overrun," the CSAR Black Hawk dropped two medics in front of the alley where what helicopter had gone down?
(a) Super Six Five.
(b) Super Six One.
(c) Super Six Three.
(d) Super Six Two.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many chalks under the command of Captain Steele would go into Mogadishu on October 3, in "The Assault"?

2. How many Delta snipers were on board the Super Six Two in "Overrun"?

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

4. In what helicopter did Staff Sergeant Matt Eversmann fly into Mogadishu on October 3 in "The Assault"?

5. What was a group of Sharia Courts who united themselves to form a rival administration to the Transitional Federal Government of Somalia?

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