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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where was one of Sergeant Jeff Struecker's men shot as the men made their way through the streets in "The Assault"?
(a) The leg.
(b) The hand.
(c) The stomach.
(d) The head.

2. What crew member of Super Six One had a gunshot to the abdomen and there was little anyone could do for him?
(a) Technical Sergeant Tim Wilkinson.
(b) Staff Sergeant Daniel Busch.
(c) Sergeant Ed Yurek.
(d) Private Richard Kowalewski.

3. What refers to a body of citizens enrolled for military service, and called out periodically for drill but serving full time only in emergencies?
(a) Battalion.
(b) Reserve.
(c) Militia.
(d) Coast Guard.

4. Private First Class Todd Blackburn had not been through what yet when he was assigned to Chalk Four?
(a) Combat.
(b) Rifle training.
(c) Ranger school.
(d) Boot camp.

5. Instead of taking the prisoners directly to the American base, the Humvees were ordered to do what in "Black Hawk Down"?
(a) Return to base.
(b) Attack the enemy compound.
(c) Seek cover.
(d) Go to the crash site and pick up any survivors.

6. Who was hit while shooting the .50 caliber gun on top of the Humvee in "Black Hawk Down"?
(a) Corporal Jim Cavaco.
(b) First Lieutenant Larry Perino.
(c) Private Adalberto Rodriguez.
(d) Sergeant Lorenzo Ruiz.

7. What refers to a canceled or postponed space flight, launching, scheduled part of a space mission, etc.?
(a) Fail.
(b) Scrub.
(c) D-Lay.
(d) X'd.

8. In what helicopter did Staff Sergeant Matt Eversmann fly into Mogadishu on October 3 in "The Assault"?
(a) Super Six Seven.
(b) Super Six Three.
(c) Super Six Five.
(d) Super Six One.

9. 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) Private Adalberto Rodriguez.
(b) Corporal Jim Cavaco.
(c) Sergeant Lorenzo Ruiz.
(d) First Lieutenant Larry Perino.

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

11. Who was the Humvee convoy awaiting a signal from when Super Six One was shot down?
(a) The dirty boys.
(b) The T-men.
(c) The D-boys.
(d) The red boys.

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 Olympic Hotel.
(b) The U.S. Embassy.
(c) The mosque.
(d) The warlord's house.

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

14. One driver in the Humvee convoy was shot in the back of the head and although the helmet saved his life, the hit caused him to what?
(a) Go temporarily blind.
(b) Go into a coma.
(c) Faint.
(d) Go deaf.

15. Why was "Alphabet" given that nickname by his peers?
(a) His full name contained one of every letter.
(b) His last name was too hard to pronounce.
(c) He was extremely smart.
(d) He only attended school through fifth grade.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many men were with the Humvee convoy in "Black Hawk Down"?

2. What was a group of Sharia Courts who united themselves to form a rival administration to the Transitional Federal Government of Somalia?

3. 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?

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. What refers to a specially trained team designed to go into a battlefield and rescue injured soldiers?

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