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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) Smash and grab.
(b) Raid.
(c) Wave.
(d) Strike.

2. What refers to one of the United States' secretive Tier One counter-terrorism and Special Mission Units, also known as Delta Force?
(a) 1st Special Forces Operational Detachment-Delta.
(b) 7th Special Forces Operational Detachment-Delta.
(c) 22nd Special Forces Operational Detachment-Delta.
(d) 17th Special Forces Operational Detachment-Delta.

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

4. Who and his men took up a position on a small tin porch-like structure not far from the crash site in "The Alamo"?
(a) Sergeant First Class Randy Shughart.
(b) Master Sergeant Scott Fales.
(c) Major Rob Marsh.
(d) First Lieutenant Larry Perino.

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

6. What medic attempted to find the ends of the femoral artery of a fallen corporal by placing his hands inside the wound, but the end of the artery had retracted into the abdomen in "The Alamo"?
(a) CWO Donovan Briley.
(b) Captain Mike Steele.
(c) Warrant Officer Mike Durant.
(d) Sergeant Kurt Schmid.

7. Where did a CSAR Black Hawk drop two medics in "Overrun"?
(a) Marehan Road.
(b) Matthew Boulevard.
(c) Martian Road.
(d) Maranche Lane.

8. 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 Renaissance Bear.
(b) Operation Lion Tail.
(c) Operation Screaming Eagle.
(d) Operation Gothic Serpent.

9. 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 240th Special Operations Aviation Regiment.
(b) The 36th Special Operations Aviation Regiment.
(c) The 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment.
(d) The 18th Special Operations Aviation Regiment.

10. When was the Somali National Alliance formed?
(a) September, 1993.
(b) October, 1991.
(c) June, 1992.
(d) April, 1990.

11. What did the UH-60A Black Hawk replace as the Army's tactical transport helicopter?
(a) The OH-58D Kiowa Warrior.
(b) The Bell UH-1 Iroquois.
(c) The AH-64A Apache.
(d) The CH-47 Chinook.

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

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

14. 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"?
(a) Corporal Jim Cavaco.
(b) CWO Cliff 'Elvis' Wolcott.
(c) Sergeant First Class Randy Rymes.
(d) Staff Sergeant Daniel Busch.

15. Multiple members of Chalk One separated from the other rangers with what team leader in "Overrun"?
(a) Sergeant Ed Yurek.
(b) Master Sergeant Scott Fales.
(c) Private Anton Berendsen.
(d) Lieutenant Larry Perino.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is a term of art used by armed forces to denote infantry weapons an individual soldier may carry?

2. Who was a Delta team leader who led the front group to the first crash site, including several Rangers in "Overrun"?

3. 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"?

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

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