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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. 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 make rescue efforts easier.
(b) To better protect each other.
(c) To be less visible.
(d) To concentrate their firepower.

5. Where are the Night Stalkers' Regiment headquarters?
(a) Fort Wainwright, Alaska.
(b) Fort Bragg, North Carolina.
(c) Fort Campbell, Kentucky.
(d) Fort Carson, Colorado.

6. Who gathered the remnants of his Rangers and the few Delta operators on the ground, and directed them to make their way to the first crash site in "Overrun"?
(a) Chief Warrant Officer Ray Frank.
(b) Captain Mike Steele.
(c) Sergeant Scott Galentine.
(d) Master Sergeant Gary Gordon.

7. 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) Roadblocks.
(d) Mounds of dirt.

8. 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 Two.
(c) Super Six Three.
(d) Super Six One.

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

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

11. What is a special operations unit of the United States Army that provides helicopter aviation support and are also known as Night Stalkers?
(a) The 36th Special Operations Aviation Regiment.
(b) The 18th Special Operations Aviation Regiment.
(c) The 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment.
(d) The 240th Special Operations Aviation Regiment.

12. What was Alphabet's real name?
(a) Master Sergeant Gary Gordon.
(b) Private Richard Kowalewski.
(c) Chief Warrant Officer Ray Frank.
(d) Sergeant Timothy A. Wilkinson.

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

14. 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) Acorn.
(b) Rainbow.
(c) Oak leaf cluster.
(d) Bald Eagle.

15. What is a substance that exhibits the phenomenon of luminescence?
(a) Nitrogen.
(b) Phosphor.
(c) Chromium.
(d) Neon.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. 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?

3. Who directed the field hospital at the base, choosing who to treat and who was too badly wounded to waste time on in "The Alamo"?

4. What did Captain Mike Steele and his men place on the street to direct aircraft to their location in "Overrun"?

5. What is the motto of the Night Stalkers?

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