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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What medic attempted to find the ends of the femoral artery of a fallen corporal by placing his hands inside the wound, but the end of the artery had retracted into the abdomen in "The Alamo"?
(a) Warrant Officer Mike Durant.
(b) Sergeant Kurt Schmid.
(c) CWO Donovan Briley.
(d) Captain Mike Steele.

2. What happened to the bodies of the crew of the Black Hawk helicopter shot down a week before October 3?
(a) They got dehydrated by the sun.
(b) The skin was peeled off by sandstorms.
(c) They were consumed by animals.
(d) They were mutilated by Somalis.

3. Where was Super Six Four hit by an RPG in "Black Hawk Down"?
(a) The main rotor.
(b) The tail.
(c) The left side.
(d) The right side.

4. Despite the large number of casualties and the heavy fire, the Humvee convoy was ordered to do what in "Black Hawk Down"?
(a) Not return fire.
(b) Stand their ground.
(c) Return to base.
(d) Continue to the first crash site.

5. 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 Adalberto Rodriguez.
(c) Sergeant First Class Paul Howe.
(d) Private First Class Todd Blackburn.

Short Answer Questions

1. Instead of taking the prisoners directly to the American base, the Humvees were ordered to do what in "Black Hawk Down"?

2. When was the Somali National Alliance formed?

3. What, also known as depredation, is a military tactic or operational warfare mission which has a specific purpose and is not normally intended to capture and hold terrain, but instead finish with the force quickly retreating to a previous defended position?

4. Who directed the field hospital at the base, choosing who to treat and who was too badly wounded to waste time on in "The Alamo"?

5. Who among Captain Mike Steele's men was hit while radioing for air support in "Overrun"?

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