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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Sergeant Tim 'Griz' Martin and Private Adalberto Rodriguez were injured when a grenade hit which Humvee in the column as the convey continued to make its way to the first crash site in "Black Hawk Down"?
(a) The second.
(b) The fourth.
(c) The first.
(d) The third.

2. What is a substance that exhibits the phenomenon of luminescence?
(a) Neon.
(b) Nitrogen.
(c) Chromium.
(d) Phosphor.

3. Who was a Delta team leader who led the front group to the first crash site, including several Rangers in "Overrun"?
(a) Specialist John Stebbins.
(b) Private First Class Todd Blackburn.
(c) Sergeant First Class Paul Howe.
(d) Private Adalberto Rodriguez.

4. 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?
(a) Bronze Star
(b) Gold Star.
(c) Silver Star.
(d) The Purple Heart.

5. What is a term of art used by armed forces to denote infantry weapons an individual soldier may carry?
(a) Light firearm.
(b) Elementary firearm.
(c) Personal weaponry.
(d) Small arms.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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"?

2. What does LAW stand for?

3. What were burning in the street when the first of the helicopters began to converge on the skies above the cities in "The Assault"?

4. What is a group of elite Army Rangers trained to work independently in dangerous, often highly secretive missions?

5. When did the UH-60A Black Hawk enter service with the Army?

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