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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. The crash of Super Six One damaged the corner of a home occupied by whom?
(a) Mohamed Farrah Aidid.
(b) Abdullahi "Firimbi" Hassan.
(c) Mohamed Firimbi Aidid.
(d) Abdiaziz Ali Aden.

2. What smaller helicopter landed near the crash site of Super Six One in "Black Hawk Down"?
(a) Gold Finch.
(b) Sparrow.
(c) Little Bird.
(d) Woodpecker.

3. What was a group of Sharia Courts who united themselves to form a rival administration to the Transitional Federal Government of Somalia?
(a) The Islamic Courts Corporation.
(b) The Islamic Courts Union.
(c) The Islamic Courts Organization.
(d) The Islamic Courts Collective.

4. What happened to the bodies of the crew of the Black Hawk helicopter shot down a week before October 3?
(a) They got dehydrated by the sun.
(b) They were mutilated by Somalis.
(c) They were consumed by animals.
(d) The skin was peeled off by sandstorms.

5. What obstacle did the Humvee convoy face in obtaining directions, causing the convoy to turn down the wrong roads in "Black Hawk Down"?
(a) Directions from the observation aircraft were delayed.
(b) Certain roads were blockaded.
(c) Their radios lost communication.
(d) Their maps were outdated.

Short Answer Questions

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

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?

3. Who was Sergeant Jeff Struecker in charge of taking back to base after his extraction in "The Assault"?

4. What does RPG stand for?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Why were the soldiers awaiting orders in the opening of "The Assault" unsure if their mission would actually take place?

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

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

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

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

6. Why did Super Six Four crash? Who was its pilot?

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

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

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

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

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