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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The Americans had assumed that what shot from the ground could never bring down a helicopter as large and powerful as a Black Hawk?
(a) Pistols.
(b) Flares.
(c) RPGs.
(d) Rifles.

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

3. Where did the Super Six Four go down in "Black Hawk Down"?
(a) South of the Olympic Hotel.
(b) East of the Olympic Hotel.
(c) West of the Olympic Hotel.
(d) North of the Olympic Hotel.

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

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

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

7. 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) Reserve.
(b) Battalion.
(c) Militia.
(d) Coast Guard.

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

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

10. Less than two hours into the battle, the crippled Humvee convoy approached what location, preparing for another ambush as they made their way to the base in "Black Hawk Down"?
(a) K-4 circle.
(b) B-4 oval.
(c) K-9 square.
(d) GR-8 triangle.

11. 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) Lieutenant Colonel Dave McKnight.
(b) Sergeant First Class Paul Howe.
(c) Chief Warrant Officer Ray Frank.
(d) Sergeant First Class Randy Rymes.

12. 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) Abdiaziz Ali Aden.
(c) Abdullahi Farrah Hassan.
(d) Mohamed Farrah Aidid.

13. Super Six One was piloted by whom?
(a) Specialist John Stebbins.
(b) Lieutenant Larry Perino.
(c) CWO Cliff 'Elvis' Wolcott.
(d) Corporal Jamie Smith.

14. 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.

15. 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?
(a) Abort the mission.
(b) Bring out the prisoners.
(c) Storm the building.
(d) Return to base.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why was it of great concern to get as many men around the downed aircraft to protect it and the survivors for the American government?

2. Who was Sergeant Jeff Struecker in charge of taking back to base after his extraction in "The Assault"?

3. 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"?

4. 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?

5. Private First Class Todd Blackburn had not been through what yet when he was assigned to Chalk Four?

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