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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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?
(a) Abort the mission.
(b) Return to base.
(c) Storm the building.
(d) Bring out the prisoners.

2. 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.

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) Their radios lost communication.
(b) Directions from the observation aircraft were delayed.
(c) Their maps were outdated.
(d) Certain roads were blockaded.

4. What is a military discipline that exploits a number of information collection and analysis approaches to provide guidance and direction to commanders in support of their decisions?
(a) Codebreaker.
(b) Sniper.
(c) Military Intelligence.
(d) Communications Spy.

5. What is a group of elite Army Rangers trained to work independently in dangerous, often highly secretive missions?
(a) Delta Force.
(b) Pinnacle Battalion.
(c) Chevron Division.
(d) Apex Unit.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is a special operations unit of the United States Army that provides helicopter aviation support and are also known as Night Stalkers?

2. What do the Somalis refer to the Battle of Mogadishu as?

3. Whose body was unable to be pulled out of the Super Six One because the nose of the helicopter had crumpled and then buried itself in the soil, causing the body to be wedge in the wreckage?

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

5. Where did a CSAR Black Hawk drop two medics in "Overrun"?

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