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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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"?
(a) Mo'alim.
(b) Sa'uzar.
(c) Ru'mali.
(d) Ae'raki.

2. What is a series of light helicopter gunships based on the MH-6 Little Bird and MD 500 family?
(a) H-1 Cobra.
(b) Boeing AH-6.
(c) H-2 Seasprite.
(d) H-1 Iroquois.

3. On what date did one of the deadliest attacks on U.N. forces in Somalia occur, in which 24 Pakistani soldiers in the U.N. force were killed in an ambush?
(a) March 14, 1994.
(b) July 7, 1991.
(c) June 5, 1993.
(d) July 25, 1992.

4. 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) Staff Sergeant Busch.
(b) Private Berendsen.
(c) Master Sergeant Fales.
(d) Private Rodriguez.

5. As the Humvees and soldiers made their way back into Mogadishu, they found themselves immediately under attack and blocked at every turn by what in "Overrun"?
(a) Bodies.
(b) Burning tires.
(c) Mounds of dirt.
(d) Roadblocks.

6. 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) 3.
(c) 1.
(d) 4.

7. What, also known as depredation, is a military tactic or operational warfare mission which has a specific purpose and is not normally intended to capture and hold terrain, but instead finish with the force quickly retreating to a previous defended position?
(a) Raid.
(b) Wave.
(c) Strike.
(d) Smash and grab.

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

9. Who gave a gun to Durant before returning to the nose of the aircraft to continue fighting off the Somalis in "Overrun"?
(a) Master Sergeant Gary Gordon.
(b) Warrant Officer Mike Durant.
(c) Sergeant First Class Randy Shughart.
(d) Private First Class Todd Blackburn.

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

11. What soldier who had been held out of the initial assault cut off a cast on his infected elbow so that he would be allowed to go fight in "Overrun"?
(a) Sergeant Scott Galentine.
(b) Specalist Dale Sizemore.
(c) Captain Mike Steele.
(d) Lieutenant Colonel Dave McKnight.

12. What is a United States military decoration awarded in the name of the President to those who have been wounded or killed while serving with the U.S. military?
(a) The Purple Heart.
(b) Silver Star.
(c) Bronze Star
(d) Gold Star.

13. 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 Six.
(c) Super Six Four.
(d) Super Six Five.

14. Whose body was unable to be pulled out of the Super Six One because the nose of the helicopter had crumpled and then buried itself in the soil, causing the body to be wedge in the wreckage?
(a) Chief Warrant Officer Ray Frank.
(b) CWO Cliff 'Elvis' Wolcott's.
(c) Private Adalberto Rodriguez.
(d) Sergeant First Class Randy Rymes.

15. Who was the only survivor of the crash of Super Six Four?
(a) Master Sergeant Scott Fales.
(b) CWO Donovan Briley.
(c) Sergeant First Class Randy Shughart.
(d) Warrant Officer Mike Durant.

Short Answer Questions

1. What munitions expert was forced to place the body of Alphabet in a bunker of sorts and disarm the weapon lodged in his body in "The Alamo"?

2. What refers to the coordinated military actions of a state in response to a developing situation?

3. Who cleared a house to offer cover for his men while several other teams did the same in houses along the block in "The Alamo"?

4. What is a component command of the United States Special Operations Command, and is charged to study special operations requirements and techniques to ensure interoperability and equipment standardization, plan and conduct special operations exercises and training?

5. 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?

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