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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. Who was run over when the disoriented Humvee driver did not see his body where it had been blown into the street in "Black Hawk Down"?
(a) Private Adalberto Rodriguez.
(b) Corporal Jim Cavaco.
(c) Captain Mike Steele.
(d) Sergeant Scott Galentine.

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

3. When did Bill Clinton take office as U.S. President?
(a) 1985.
(b) 1993.
(c) 1991.
(d) 1992.

4. How many chalks under the command of Captain Steele would go into Mogadishu on October 3, in "The Assault"?
(a) 3.
(b) 2.
(c) 4.
(d) 5.

5. Private First Class Todd Blackburn had not been through what yet when he was assigned to Chalk Four?
(a) Rifle training.
(b) Ranger school.
(c) Combat.
(d) Boot camp.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was hit while shooting the .50 caliber gun on top of the Humvee in "Black Hawk Down"?

2. How many of his men did Staff Sergeant Matt Eversmann send with Blackburn after his injury in "The Assault"?

3. Where did the Super Six Four go down in "Black Hawk Down"?

4. Sergeant Tim 'Griz' Martin and Private Adalberto Rodriguez were injured when a grenade hit which Humvee in the column as the convey continued to make its way to the first crash site 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. Why did Sergeant Jeff Struecker hesitate in reporting the first casualty in "The Assault"?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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