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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many chalks under the command of Captain Steele would go into Mogadishu on October 3, in "The Assault"?
(a) 3.
(b) 4.
(c) 2.
(d) 5.

2. How many men were with the Humvee convoy in "Black Hawk Down"?
(a) 124.
(b) 75.
(c) 48.
(d) 36.

3. How far had Private First Class Todd Blackburn fallen from the helicopter in "The Assault"?
(a) 30 feet.
(b) 150 feet.
(c) 475 feet.
(d) 70 feet.

4. What gunner was hit in the back of the head and killed instantly when the Humvee convoy stopped to recover the injured in "Black Hawk Down"?
(a) Sergeant Lorenzo Ruiz.
(b) Private Adalberto Rodriguez.
(c) First Lieutenant Larry Perino.
(d) Corporal Jim Cavaco.

5. Who was run over when the disoriented Humvee driver did not see his body where it had been blown into the street in "Black Hawk Down"?
(a) Corporal Jim Cavaco.
(b) Private Adalberto Rodriguez.
(c) Sergeant Scott Galentine.
(d) Captain Mike Steele.

6. What was a group of Sharia Courts who united themselves to form a rival administration to the Transitional Federal Government of Somalia?
(a) The Islamic Courts Corporation.
(b) The Islamic Courts Organization.
(c) The Islamic Courts Collective.
(d) The Islamic Courts Union.

7. A CSAR team was sent to the crash site of Super Six One but the helicopter was hit by ground fire and forced to do what in "Black Hawk Down"?
(a) Return fire.
(b) Return to base.
(c) Gain altitude.
(d) Crash land.

8. Who was shot in the back when the Humvee convoy stopped to recover the injured in "Black Hawk Down"?
(a) Sergeant Joyce.
(b) Private Anton Berendsen.
(c) Sergeant Scott Galentine.
(d) Master Sergeant Gary Gordon.

9. What refers to a confused hand-to-hand fight or struggle among several people?
(a) Melee.
(b) Jubilee.
(c) Construance.
(d) War.

10. What evaporated on the Super Six Four, causing the helicopter to lean forward in "Black Hawk Down"?
(a) The tail rotor.
(b) The underside.
(c) The engine.
(d) The windshield.

11. 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 Two's.
(b) Chalk Three's.
(c) Chalk Four's.
(d) Chalk One's.

12. Sergeant Jeff Struecker got lost on the way to what location, where his men were to wait to collect the captured prisoners and transport them back to the base in "The Assault"?
(a) The mosque.
(b) The Olympic Hotel.
(c) The warlord's house.
(d) The U.S. Embassy.

13. Mogadishu is located in what coastal region on the Indian Ocean?
(a) Benadir.
(b) Sool.
(c) Bakool.
(d) Sanaag.

14. As the Delta operators were searching the target house in "The Assault," bullets come flying from a corner that was what?
(a) Saturated with enemies.
(b) Heavily fortified.
(c) Dimly lit.
(d) Being covered by the Rangers.

15. In military terminology, what is a specific aircraft load, especially a group of airborne soldiers which deploy from a single aircraft?
(a) Chunk.
(b) Chalk.
(c) Gaggle.
(d) Herd.

Short Answer Questions

1. Super Six One was piloted by whom?

2. Despite the large number of casualties and the heavy fire, the Humvee convoy was ordered to do what in "Black Hawk Down"?

3. What crew member of Super Six One had a gunshot to the abdomen and there was little anyone could do for him?

4. 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"?

5. Who was the Humvee convoy awaiting a signal from when Super Six One was shot down?

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