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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many of his men did Staff Sergeant Matt Eversmann send with Blackburn after his injury in "The Assault"?
(a) 5.
(b) 28.
(c) 12.
(d) 16.

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

3. 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 Organization.
(b) The Islamic Courts Corporation.
(c) The Islamic Courts Collective.
(d) The Islamic Courts Union.

4. In "Black Hawk Down," who was picked up a few blocks from the target building by the Humvees and joined the convoy to the crash site?
(a) Chalk Two.
(b) Chalk One.
(c) Chalk Three.
(d) Chalk Four.

5. Who was the pilot of the Super Six Four?
(a) Technical Sergeant Tim Wilkinson.
(b) Master Sergeant Scott Fales.
(c) Warrant Officer Mike Durant.
(d) Chief Warrant Officer Ray Frank.

6. What refers to a specially trained team designed to go into a battlefield and rescue injured soldiers?
(a) TRAS.
(b) MARS.
(c) CSAR.
(d) ZONK.

7. What does RPG stand for?
(a) Rapid people gatherer.
(b) Rocket propelled grenade.
(c) Rebel patriot group.
(d) Rebel police guard.

8. Alphabet was hit by an unexploded RPG which lodged itself where in "Black Hawk Down"?
(a) His leg.
(b) His chest.
(c) A humvee.
(d) The ground.

9. Who was the co-pilot of Super Six One?
(a) Sergeant Lorenzo Ruiz.
(b) CWO Donovan Briley.
(c) Specalist Dale Sizemore.
(d) Major Rob Marsh.

10. 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 third.
(b) The fourth.
(c) The first.
(d) The second.

11. What is a military vehicle that combines the features of a jeep with those of a light truck?
(a) Duck.
(b) Pickup.
(c) Humvee.
(d) Amphibian.

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

13. 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 "Firimbi" Hassan.
(b) Mohamed Farrah Aidid.
(c) Abdiaziz Ali Aden.
(d) Abdullahi Farrah Hassan.

14. What were burning in the street when the first of the helicopters began to converge on the skies above the cities in "The Assault"?
(a) Bodies.
(b) Dumpsters.
(c) Tires.
(d) Drums of oil.

15. What is a small container used especially by soldiers and hikers for carrying water or other liquids?
(a) Bottle.
(b) Jar.
(c) Chalice.
(d) Canteen.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Staff Sergeant Matt Eversmann leave behind to make room for more ammunition in "The Assault"?

2. What evaporated on the Super Six Four, causing the helicopter to lean forward in "Black Hawk Down"?

3. 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?

4. 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"?

5. In what helicopter did Staff Sergeant Matt Eversmann fly into Mogadishu on October 3 in "The Assault"?

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