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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what helicopter did Staff Sergeant Matt Eversmann fly into Mogadishu on October 3 in "The Assault"?
(a) Super Six Five.
(b) Super Six One.
(c) Super Six Seven.
(d) Super Six Three.

2. What refers to a canceled or postponed space flight, launching, scheduled part of a space mission, etc.?
(a) X'd.
(b) Scrub.
(c) D-Lay.
(d) Fail.

3. Who was hit while shooting the .50 caliber gun on top of the Humvee in "Black Hawk Down"?
(a) Sergeant Lorenzo Ruiz.
(b) First Lieutenant Larry Perino.
(c) Private Adalberto Rodriguez.
(d) Corporal Jim Cavaco.

4. Where was one of Sergeant Jeff Struecker's men shot as the men made their way through the streets in "The Assault"?
(a) The leg.
(b) The head.
(c) The stomach.
(d) The hand.

5. As the Delta operators were searching the target house in "The Assault," bullets come flying from a corner that was what?
(a) Heavily fortified.
(b) Dimly lit.
(c) Being covered by the Rangers.
(d) Saturated with enemies.

Short Answer Questions

1. What refers to a group of people, as a clique, set, society, or party, especially as united by some common trait, characteristic, or interest?

2. What is a small container used especially by soldiers and hikers for carrying water or other liquids?

3. The crash of Super Six One damaged the corner of a home occupied by whom?

4. The directions sent to the Humvee convoy directly from the Black Hawks above them were sending them to what in "Black Hawk Down"?

5. Who was shot in the back when the Humvee convoy stopped to recover the injured in "Black Hawk Down"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What had the soldiers believed about the resistance of the Black Hawk helicopters? How was this disproved in "Black Hawk Down"?

2. What was the purpose of the mission in "The Assault"? What did the men overlook in beginning the mission?

3. Who among those in the Humvee convoy were injured or killed just after the crash of Super Six Four?

4. How was one of the Humvee drivers temporarily blinded in "Black Hawk Down"? How did the crew respond?

5. Who led the Delta operators through the target house in "The Assault"? What did they discover?

6. Why did the simple mission turn into a nightmare for the U.S. Military in "Black Hawk Down"? How many American soldiers were injured?

7. What took place when the Humvee convoy stopped to recover the injured in "Black Hawk Down"? Who was hit?

8. What was burning in the streets when the helicopters began to converge in "The Assault"? Why did the men ignore it?

9. What miscommunication took place as the Humvee convoy continued to the first crash site in "Black Hawk Down"?

10. Who from Super Six Seven was injured upon the crew's descent? How?

(see the answer keys)

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