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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where was Super Six Four hit by an RPG in "Black Hawk Down"?
(a) The main rotor.
(b) The right side.
(c) The left side.
(d) The tail.

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

3. How many men were with the Humvee convoy in "Black Hawk Down"?
(a) 124.
(b) 75.
(c) 36.
(d) 48.

4. 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 Union.
(c) The Islamic Courts Collective.
(d) The Islamic Courts Corporation.

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

6. 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 base.
(b) The wrong crash site.
(c) The enemy stronghold.
(d) The Embassy.

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

8. What happened to the bodies of the crew of the Black Hawk helicopter shot down a week before October 3?
(a) They got dehydrated by the sun.
(b) They were mutilated by Somalis.
(c) They were consumed by animals.
(d) The skin was peeled off by sandstorms.

9. Who was shot in the hand, causing his thumb to be severed in "The Assault"?
(a) Sergeant Scott Galentine.
(b) Specalist Dale Sizemore.
(c) Lieutenant Colonel Dave McKnight.
(d) Captain Mike Steele.

10. 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) Chief Warrant Officer Ray Frank.
(c) Sergeant First Class Randy Rymes.
(d) Sergeant First Class Paul Howe.

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

12. Who was run over when the disoriented Humvee driver did not see his body where it had been blown into the street in "Black Hawk Down"?
(a) Corporal Jim Cavaco.
(b) Private Adalberto Rodriguez.
(c) Sergeant Scott Galentine.
(d) Captain Mike Steele.

13. Who was Sergeant Jeff Struecker in charge of taking back to base after his extraction in "The Assault"?
(a) Private Anton Berendsen.
(b) CWO Cliff 'Elvis' Wolcott.
(c) CWO Donovan Briley.
(d) Private First Class Todd Blackburn.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Despite the large number of casualties and the heavy fire, the Humvee convoy was ordered to do what in "Black Hawk Down"?

2. 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?

3. Who was shot in the back when the Humvee convoy stopped to recover the injured in "Black Hawk Down"?

4. What refers to a confused hand-to-hand fight or struggle among several people?

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

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