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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many of the men in the convoy in "Black Hawk Down" were injured during the disastrous tour through the city in their attempt to find the first crash site?
(a) One tenth.
(b) One quarter.
(c) More than half.
(d) One fifth.

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

3. A week before the mission that brought Rangers, Delta operators, and SEALs into Mogadishu on October 3, a Black Hawk helicopter was shot down over Mogadishu by what?
(a) A .50 caliber pistol.
(b) An RPG.
(c) An elephant gun.
(d) An AK-47.

4. In what year did the Battle of Mogadishu take place?
(a) 1995.
(b) 1993.
(c) 1990.
(d) 1988.

5. What refers to a specially trained group of soldiers who must attend a special school focusing on both extreme physical and tactical training?
(a) Army Generals.
(b) Military Police.
(c) Army Rangers.
(d) Battalion.

6. 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.

7. Who led a team into the target home and assisted in the arrests of the leaders in Aidid's gang in "The Assault"?
(a) Corporal Jim Cavaco.
(b) Sergeant Ed Yurek.
(c) Sergeant First Class Paul Howe.
(d) CWO Donovan Briley.

8. Despite the large number of casualties and the heavy fire, the Humvee convoy was ordered to do what in "Black Hawk Down"?
(a) Stand their ground.
(b) Return to base.
(c) Not return fire.
(d) Continue to the first crash site.

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

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

11. 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.

12. Staff Sergeant Matt Eversmann's previous leader was sent home and the man's replacement was taken out of commission by what in "The Assault"?
(a) A heart attack.
(b) A broken leg.
(c) A seizure.
(d) An aneurysm.

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

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

15. What did Staff Sergeant Matt Eversmann leave behind to make room for more ammunition in "The Assault"?
(a) His rifle and canteen.
(b) His NODs anf helmet.
(c) His canteen and NODs.
(d) His helmet and rifle.

Short Answer 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?

2. What refers to a body of citizens enrolled for military service, and called out periodically for drill but serving full time only in emergencies?

3. Who was the leader of the Ranger chalks that would provide support on the ground to the Delta Force who would raid and arrest the targets in Mogadishu in "The Assault"?

4. What were burning in the street when the first of the helicopters began to converge on the skies above the cities in "The Assault"?

5. Instead of taking the prisoners directly to the American base, the Humvees were ordered to do what in "Black Hawk Down"?

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