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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. Sergeant Jeff Struecker got lost on the way to what location, where his men were to wait to collect the captured prisoners and transport them back to the base in "The Assault"?
(a) The U.S. Embassy.
(b) The Olympic Hotel.
(c) The warlord's house.
(d) The mosque.

2. What were burning in the street when the first of the helicopters began to converge on the skies above the cities in "The Assault"?
(a) Bodies.
(b) Dumpsters.
(c) Drums of oil.
(d) Tires.

3. Alphabet was hit by an unexploded RPG which lodged itself where in "Black Hawk Down"?
(a) His chest.
(b) A humvee.
(c) His leg.
(d) The ground.

4. A week before the mission that brought Rangers, Delta operators, and SEALs into Mogadishu on October 3, a Black Hawk helicopter was shot down over Mogadishu by what?
(a) An RPG.
(b) An elephant gun.
(c) A .50 caliber pistol.
(d) An AK-47.

5. Mogadishu is located in what coastal region on the Indian Ocean?
(a) Benadir.
(b) Bakool.
(c) Sanaag.
(d) Sool.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Staff Sergeant Matt Eversmann leave behind to make room for more ammunition in "The Assault"?

2. What do the Somalis refer to the Battle of Mogadishu as?

3. What smaller helicopter landed near the crash site of Super Six One in "Black Hawk Down"?

4. What group's orders were to rope down into Mogadishu and set up a blocking position on the northwest corner of the target house in "The Assault"?

5. Who was the Humvee convoy awaiting a signal from when Super Six One was shot down?

Short Essay Questions

1. What problems did Sergeant Jeff Struecker encounter in his mission in "The Assault"?

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

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

4. What is a CSAR and why were they unable to assist the soldiers in Super Six One?

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

6. What did Staff Sergeant Matt Eversmann leave behind as he set out for his mission in "The Assault"? Why?

7. What was the plan for the rangers and Delta operators in the beginning of "The Assault"?

8. Who did Staff Sergeant Matt Eversmann send away for medical care in "The Assault"? How?

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

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

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