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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

5. 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) Charles Beckwith.
(c) Dave McKnight.
(d) Mike Durant.

6. 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?
(a) Sniper.
(b) Military Intelligence.
(c) Codebreaker.
(d) Communications Spy.

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

8. What medic was killed first protecting the Super Six Four crash site in "Overrun"?
(a) Private First Class Todd Blackburn.
(b) Warrant Officer Mike Durant.
(c) Sergeant First Class Randy Shughart.
(d) Master Sergeant Gary Gordon.

9. 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) Ru'mali.
(c) Sa'uzar.
(d) Ae'raki.

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

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

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

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

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

15. What did Captain Mike Steele and his men place on the street to direct aircraft to their location in "Overrun"?
(a) Bright orange panels.
(b) Burning debris.
(c) GPS beacons.
(d) Mirrors.

Short Answer 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?

2. What unit had already been at the site where the CSAR medics were dropped and set up a perimeter, killing multiple Somalis to protect the crash site in "Overrun"?

3. What is a special operations unit of the United States Army that provides helicopter aviation support and are also known as Night Stalkers?

4. 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"?

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"?

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