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

2. Who was the co-pilot of Super Six One?
(a) CWO Donovan Briley.
(b) Sergeant Lorenzo Ruiz.
(c) Major Rob Marsh.
(d) Specalist Dale Sizemore.

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

4. How many men were with the Humvee convoy in "Black Hawk Down"?
(a) 36.
(b) 48.
(c) 124.
(d) 75.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was a warlord of the Haber Gidr clan in Mogadishu who took it upon himself to steal food sent to his country as aid to help those suffering from years of civil war and kept it from the people in an attempt to control them?

2. Who led a team into the target home and assisted in the arrests of the leaders in Aidid's gang in "The Assault"?

3. Despite the large number of casualties and the heavy fire, the Humvee convoy was ordered to do what 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. As the Delta operators were searching the target house in "The Assault," bullets come flying from a corner that was what?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Where did the crew of Super Six Seven descend in "The Assault"? Why?

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. What led to the crash of Super Six One in "Black Hawk Down"?

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