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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does LAW stand for?
(a) Left Arm Weapon.
(b) Laser Aware Weapon.
(c) Long Aim Weapon.
(d) Light Antitank Weapon.

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) July 7, 1991.
(b) June 5, 1993.
(c) March 14, 1994.
(d) July 25, 1992.

4. 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) Silver Star Medal.
(b) Purple Heart Medal.
(c) Distinguished Service Medal.
(d) Bronze Star Medal.

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

6. 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) Specalist Dale Sizemore.
(b) Captain Mike Steele.
(c) Lieutenant Colonel Dave McKnight.
(d) Sergeant Scott Galentine.

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

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

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

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

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

12. 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"?
(a) Sergeant First Class Randy Rymes.
(b) Sergeant Timothy A. Wilkinson.
(c) Sergeant First Class Paul Howe.
(d) Sergeant First Class Randy Shughart.

13. 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) December, 1992.
(b) October, 1991.
(c) May, 1990.
(d) June, 1989.

14. 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.

15. Captain Mike Steele and his team, as well as the D-boys leader, were instructed to move closer together for what reason in "The Alamo"?
(a) To better protect each other.
(b) To concentrate their firepower.
(c) To be less visible.
(d) To make rescue efforts easier.

Short Answer Questions

1. When was the Somali National Alliance formed?

2. What is electromagnetic radiation with a wavelength shorter than that of visible light, but longer than X-rays?

3. Who was Captain Mike Steele's second in command in "Overrun"?

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. 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?

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