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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In "Overrun," the CSAR Black Hawk dropped two medics in front of the alley where what helicopter had gone down?
(a) Super Six Five.
(b) Super Six Three.
(c) Super Six Two.
(d) Super Six One.

3. Specialist John Stebbins joined the Rangers to see fighting, but was assigned to what title?
(a) Company clerk.
(b) Janitor.
(c) Cook.
(d) Mechanic.

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

5. As the convoy wandered lost around Mogadishu, a CSAR Black Hawk dropped Technical Sergeant Tim Wilkinson and what other medic in "Overrun"?
(a) Lieutenant Colonel Dave McKnight.
(b) Sergeant Timothy A. Wilkinson.
(c) Master Sergeant Scott Fales.
(d) Captain Mike Steele.

6. What co-pilot managed to climb out of the mangled wreck of the Super Six Four in "Overrun"?
(a) Sergeant First Class Paul Howe.
(b) Private Richard Kowalewski.
(c) Chief Warrant Officer Ray Frank.
(d) Sergeant First Class Randy Shughart

7. Who was a Delta team leader who led the front group to the first crash site, including several Rangers in "Overrun"?
(a) Private Adalberto Rodriguez.
(b) Specialist John Stebbins.
(c) Sergeant First Class Paul Howe.
(d) Private First Class Todd Blackburn.

8. Night vision devices were first used in what war?
(a) World War II.
(b) World War I.
(c) Vietnam.
(d) Desert Storm.

9. Who among Captain Mike Steele's men was hit while radioing for air support in "Overrun"?
(a) Major Marsh.
(b) Lieutenant Lechner.
(c) Corporal Smith.
(d) Charles Beckwith.

10. When did the UH-60A Black Hawk enter service with the Army?
(a) 1979.
(b) 1977.
(c) 1985.
(d) 1983.

11. Who stripped Specialist John Stebbins' pants from the burns, and handed him a gun after feeding him pain pills in "The Alamo"?
(a) Technical Sergeant Tim Wilkinson.
(b) Sergeant Timothy A. Wilkinson.
(c) Private Adalberto Rodriguez.
(d) Sergeant First Class Paul Howe.

12. Who was instructed to guard the single window in the room where they were taking the wounded in "The Alamo"?
(a) Specialist John Stebbins.
(b) Master Sergeant Scott Fales.
(c) Sergeant First Class Randy Shughart.
(d) Specalist Dale Sizemore.

13. What was a military operation conducted by special operations forces of the United States with the primary mission of capturing warlord Mohamed Farrah Aidid?
(a) Operation Lion Tail.
(b) Operation Screaming Eagle.
(c) Operation Renaissance Bear.
(d) Operation Gothic Serpent.

14. Who was forced to give up his safe house and move across the street, a position he felt was weak in "The Alamo"?
(a) Sergeant First Class Paul Howe.
(b) Warrant Officer Mike Durant.
(c) Corporal Jim Cavaco.
(d) Master Sergeant Gary Gordon.

15. What is the highest non-valorous military and civilian decoration of the United States military which is issued for exceptionally meritorious service to the government of the United States in either a senior government service position or as a senior officer of the United States armed forces or other Uniformed services?
(a) Bronze Star Medal.
(b) Distinguished Service Medal.
(c) Purple Heart Medal.
(d) Silver Star Medal.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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"?

2. Where did a CSAR Black Hawk drop two medics in "Overrun"?

3. Who and his men took up a position on a small tin porch-like structure not far from the crash site in "The Alamo"?

4. What Somali militia leader thought that if he kept the pilot of Super Six Four alive he might be used in an exchange for Somali prisoners in "Overrun"?

5. Multiple members of Chalk One separated from the other rangers with what team leader in "Overrun"?

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