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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 medic attempted to find the ends of the femoral artery of a fallen corporal by placing his hands inside the wound, but the end of the artery had retracted into the abdomen in "The Alamo"?
(a) Captain Mike Steele.
(b) CWO Donovan Briley.
(c) Sergeant Kurt Schmid.
(d) Warrant Officer Mike Durant.

2. When was the Somali National Alliance formed?
(a) June, 1992.
(b) October, 1991.
(c) September, 1993.
(d) April, 1990.

3. As the convoy wandered lost around Mogadishu, a CSAR Black Hawk dropped Technical Sergeant Tim Wilkinson and what other medic in "Overrun"?
(a) Sergeant Timothy A. Wilkinson.
(b) Captain Mike Steele.
(c) Master Sergeant Scott Fales.
(d) Lieutenant Colonel Dave McKnight.

4. What does POW stand for?
(a) Predicates of War.
(b) Pilots of Winter.
(c) Pilot of War.
(d) Prisoner of War.

5. Specialist John Stebbins joined the Rangers to see fighting, but was assigned to what title?
(a) Cook.
(b) Janitor.
(c) Mechanic.
(d) Company clerk.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who cleared a house to offer cover for his men while several other teams did the same in houses along the block in "The Alamo"?

2. What is a special operations unit of the United States Army that provides helicopter aviation support and are also known as Night Stalkers?

3. The soldiers who had converged on the first crash scene in "The Alamo" were spread out in what shape along the block?

4. What, also known as depredation, is a military tactic or operational warfare mission which has a specific purpose and is not normally intended to capture and hold terrain, but instead finish with the force quickly retreating to a previous defended position?

5. What is electromagnetic radiation with a wavelength shorter than that of visible light, but longer than X-rays?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where were Captain Mike Steele and Sergeant First Class Paul Howe ordered to move in "The Alamo"? Why?

2. What was problematic about the way the soldiers were converged at the first crash site in "The Alamo"?

3. Who led Chalk Two to the first crash site in "Overrun"? What obstacles did the men face?

4. Who was dropped down from Super Six Two in "Overrun"? Why?

5. What CSAR medics were dropped near Super Six One in "Overrun"?

6. How was Corporal Jamie Smith injured in "The Alamo"?

7. Where did Captain Mike Steele and his men head after the second crash in "Overrun"? How did they travel?

8. Who confirmed the deaths of the pilots on Super Six One? What happened to the bodies?

9. Why were the soldiers unprepared for night combat in "The Alamo"?

10. Why were helicopters not sent in for Corporal Jamie Smith in "The Alamo"?

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