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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. What is a group of elite Army Rangers trained to work independently in dangerous, often highly secretive missions?
(a) Chevron Division.
(b) Pinnacle Battalion.
(c) Delta Force.
(d) Apex Unit.

2. In "Black Hawk Down," who was picked up a few blocks from the target building by the Humvees and joined the convoy to the crash site?
(a) Chalk One.
(b) Chalk Two.
(c) Chalk Three.
(d) Chalk Four.

3. Who was killed upon impact in the crash of Super Six One?
(a) Ten Somalians.
(b) Both pilots.
(c) One of the pilots.
(d) Two Somalians.

4. Why was "Alphabet" given that nickname by his peers?
(a) His last name was too hard to pronounce.
(b) He only attended school through fifth grade.
(c) His full name contained one of every letter.
(d) He was extremely smart.

5. Who announced his intention to take the wounded back to the base rather than going to the first crash site in "Black Hawk Down"?
(a) Chief Warrant Officer Ray Frank.
(b) Sergeant First Class Paul Howe.
(c) Sergeant First Class Randy Rymes.
(d) Lieutenant Colonel Dave McKnight.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many chalks under the command of Captain Steele would go into Mogadishu on October 3, in "The Assault"?

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

3. Alphabet was hit by an unexploded RPG which lodged itself where in "Black Hawk Down"?

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

5. 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"?

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. Why did Sergeant Jeff Struecker hesitate in reporting the first casualty in "The Assault"?

3. How was Sergeant Scott Galentine injured in "The Assault"? Who among his unit was also injured around the same time?

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

5. What did the leaders at base observe after the crash of Super Six One?

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

7. What miscommunication took place between the Delta operators and the Humvee convoy in "Black Hawk Down"?

8. What led to the Humvee convoy finally changing their destination to base in "Black Hawk Down"?

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

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

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