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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through N.S.D.Q..

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What smaller helicopter landed near the crash site of Super Six One in "Black Hawk Down"?
(a) Little Bird.
(b) Woodpecker.
(c) Gold Finch.
(d) Sparrow.

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

3. 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) Gold Star.
(b) Silver Star.
(c) Bronze Star
(d) The Purple Heart.

4. In "The Alamo," the news of Smith's death after repeated requests to have him medivaced out of the area hit many of the men hard, especially who?
(a) Private First Class Todd Blackburn.
(b) Captain Mike Steele.
(c) Private Adalberto Rodriguez.
(d) Sergeant Ed Yurek.

5. Who was Sergeant Jeff Struecker in charge of taking back to base after his extraction in "The Assault"?
(a) Private First Class Todd Blackburn.
(b) Private Anton Berendsen.
(c) CWO Cliff 'Elvis' Wolcott.
(d) CWO Donovan Briley.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is electromagnetic radiation with a wavelength shorter than that of visible light, but longer than X-rays?

2. What is a substance that exhibits the phenomenon of luminescence?

3. Mark Bowden is an American writer and a contributing editor for what periodical?

4. Who, along with Sergeant First Class Randy Shughart, asked repeatedly and finally received permission to rope down to the crash site in "Overrun"?

5. When was "Black Hawk Down: A Story of Modern War" published?

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