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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What are the United States Navy's Sea, Air and Land Teams commonly known as?
(a) MARMOT's.
(b) SEALs.
(c) OTTER's.
(d) DUCK's.

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

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

5. The crash of Super Six One damaged the corner of a home occupied by whom?
(a) Abdiaziz Ali Aden.
(b) Mohamed Firimbi Aidid.
(c) Abdullahi "Firimbi" Hassan.
(d) Mohamed Farrah Aidid.

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

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

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

9. Mogadishu is located in what coastal region on the Indian Ocean?
(a) Sanaag.
(b) Bakool.
(c) Sool.
(d) Benadir.

10. Who was shot in the back when the Humvee convoy stopped to recover the injured in "Black Hawk Down"?
(a) Sergeant Joyce.
(b) Master Sergeant Gary Gordon.
(c) Sergeant Scott Galentine.
(d) Private Anton Berendsen.

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

12. What is a small container used especially by soldiers and hikers for carrying water or other liquids?
(a) Jar.
(b) Bottle.
(c) Canteen.
(d) Chalice.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How many chalks under the command of Captain Steele would go into Mogadishu on October 3, in "The Assault"?

2. Who announced his intention to take the wounded back to the base rather than going to the first crash site in "Black Hawk Down"?

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?

4. Which of Staff Sergeant Matt Eversmann's men was shot in the shoulder in "The Assault"?

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

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