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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was a career United States Army officer credited with the creation of Delta Force unit of the U.S. Army?
(a) Gary Gordon.
(b) Dave McKnight.
(c) Charles Beckwith.
(d) Mike Durant.

2. What is a term of art used by armed forces to denote infantry weapons an individual soldier may carry?
(a) Personal weaponry.
(b) Light firearm.
(c) Elementary firearm.
(d) Small arms.

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

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

5. 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.

6. 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) Sergeant First Class Paul Howe.
(d) Private Adalberto Rodriguez.

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

8. Who was Captain Mike Steele's second in command in "Overrun"?
(a) Major Marsh.
(b) Sergeant Joyce.
(c) Lieutenant Lechner.
(d) Captain Steele.

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

10. The remainder of Chalk Two was ordered, along with all the other ground troops, to converge on what in "Overrun"?
(a) The second crash site.
(b) The first crash site.
(c) The base.
(d) A munitions factory.

11. In the context of military special operations, what consists of: "Short-duration strikes and other small-scale offensive actions conducted as a special operation in hostile, denied, or politically sensitive environments and which employ specialized military capabilities to seize, destroy, capture, exploit, recover, or damage designated targets"?
(a) Non-hostile action.
(b) Indirect action.
(c) Hostile action.
(d) Direct action.

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

13. How many Delta snipers were on board the Super Six Two in "Overrun"?
(a) 2.
(b) 5.
(c) 3.
(d) 7.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. 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"?

2. What did the UH-60A Black Hawk replace as the Army's tactical transport helicopter?

3. Who, along with Sergeant First Class Randy Shughart, asked repeatedly and finally received permission to rope down to the crash site in "Overrun"?

4. How far were the convoys and soldiers from their base as they were trapped in "The Alamo"?

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

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