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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is electromagnetic radiation with a wavelength shorter than that of visible light, but longer than X-rays?
(a) Infrared light.
(b) Gamma rays.
(c) Microwaves.
(d) Ultraviolet light.

2. How many times did Captain Mike Steele see Stebbins knocked down by enemy fire and assumed dead, only to see him pop back up again in "The Alamo"?
(a) 2.
(b) 1.
(c) 4.
(d) 3.

3. What medic ran toward the Super Six One and was shot in the ankle in "Overrun"?
(a) Sergeant Lorenzo Ruiz.
(b) Specalist Dale Sizemore.
(c) Master Sergeant Scott Fales.
(d) Sergeant First Class Paul Howe.

4. When did President George H.W. Bush order the U.S. Armed Forces to join the U.N. in a joint operation known as Operation Restore Hope, with the primary mission of restoring order in Somalia?
(a) May, 1990.
(b) June, 1989.
(c) October, 1991.
(d) December, 1992.

5. What did the UH-60A Black Hawk replace as the Army's tactical transport helicopter?
(a) The AH-64A Apache.
(b) The CH-47 Chinook.
(c) The Bell UH-1 Iroquois.
(d) The OH-58D Kiowa Warrior.

6. On what date was Task Force Ranger deployed to Somalia under the command of Major General William F. Garrison?
(a) September 1, 1992.
(b) July 4, 1990.
(c) August 22, 1993.
(d) November 19, 1991.

7. What refers to the coordinated military actions of a state in response to a developing situation?
(a) Army mission.
(b) Military operation.
(c) Teamwork.
(d) Millitary conflict.

8. Who, along with Sergeant First Class Randy Shughart, asked repeatedly and finally received permission to rope down to the crash site in "Overrun"?
(a) Major Rob Marsh.
(b) Master Sergeant Gary Gordon.
(c) Sergeant Kurt Schmid.
(d) Warrant Officer Mike Durant.

9. What aircraft delivered fresh water and IV fluids to the first crash site, leaving the men to settle in for the long night ahead of them in "The Alamo"?
(a) Super Six Three.
(b) Super Six Four.
(c) Super Six Six.
(d) Super Six Five.

10. Who is the manufacturer of Black Hawk helicopters?
(a) Boeing.
(b) Lockheed Martin.
(c) Airbus.
(d) Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation.

11. Who and his men took up a position on a small tin porch-like structure not far from the crash site in "The Alamo"?
(a) Master Sergeant Scott Fales.
(b) First Lieutenant Larry Perino.
(c) Major Rob Marsh.
(d) Sergeant First Class Randy Shughart.

12. What does POW stand for?
(a) Prisoner of War.
(b) Pilots of Winter.
(c) Predicates of War.
(d) Pilot of War.

13. Who was hit by gunfire in the pelvis, blowing his testicle off and causing him to lose a great deal of blood in "The Alamo"?
(a) Master Sergeant Fales.
(b) Private Berendsen.
(c) Private Rodriguez.
(d) Staff Sergeant Busch.

14. What is the motto of the Night Stalkers?
(a) Night Stalkers Don't Quit.
(b) Night Stalkers Always Win.
(c) Night Stalkers Unite.
(d) Night Stalkers Are Savage.

15. What is a common device which is placed on U.S. Army and Air Force awards and decorations to denote those who have received more than one bestowal of a particular decoration?
(a) Rainbow.
(b) Oak leaf cluster.
(c) Acorn.
(d) Bald Eagle.

Short Answer Questions

1. What medic climbed into the Super Six One aircraft and helped another crew member pull out the co-pilot in "Overrun"?

2. Who descended on the crash site and helped Durant from the wreckage of the Super Six Four in "Overrun"?

3. As the convoy wandered lost around Mogadishu, a CSAR Black Hawk dropped Technical Sergeant Tim Wilkinson and what other medic in "Overrun"?

4. What is a military discipline that exploits a number of information collection and analysis approaches to provide guidance and direction to commanders in support of their decisions?

5. What does LAW stand for?

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