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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) An AK-47.
(b) An elephant gun.
(c) A .50 caliber pistol.
(d) An RPG.

2. 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) Drums of oil.
(c) Dumpsters.
(d) Tires.

3. Who was killed upon impact in the crash of Super Six One?
(a) One of the pilots.
(b) Ten Somalians.
(c) Both pilots.
(d) Two Somalians.

4. 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) CWO Donovan Briley.
(c) Private Anton Berendsen.
(d) CWO Cliff 'Elvis' Wolcott.

5. When did Bill Clinton take office as U.S. President?
(a) 1992.
(b) 1985.
(c) 1993.
(d) 1991.

6. Who announced his intention to take the wounded back to the base rather than going to the first crash site in "Black Hawk Down"?
(a) Sergeant First Class Randy Rymes.
(b) Sergeant First Class Paul Howe.
(c) Chief Warrant Officer Ray Frank.
(d) Lieutenant Colonel Dave McKnight.

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

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

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

10. What do the Somalis refer to the Battle of Mogadishu as?
(a) Soldier Saturday.
(b) The American Infiltration.
(c) Yankee Week.
(d) The Day of the Rangers.

11. What does NOD stand for?
(a) Navy Of Doom.
(b) Night Observation Device.
(c) Normals On Deployment.
(d) Navy Oil Drum.

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

13. 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 to base.
(b) Return fire.
(c) Gain altitude.
(d) Crash land.

14. The directions sent to the Humvee convoy directly from the Black Hawks above them were sending them to what in "Black Hawk Down"?
(a) The wrong crash site.
(b) The base.
(c) The enemy stronghold.
(d) The Embassy.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who was the pilot of the Super Six Four?

3. 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?

4. 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"?

5. What is the Battle of Mogadishu referred to often as in popular culture?

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