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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. In the context of military special operations, what consists of: "Short-duration strikes and other small-scale offensive actions conducted as a special operation in hostile, denied, or politically sensitive environments and which employ specialized military capabilities to seize, destroy, capture, exploit, recover, or damage designated targets"?
(a) Non-hostile action.
(b) Direct action.
(c) Hostile action.
(d) Indirect action.

2. The remainder of Chalk Two was ordered, along with all the other ground troops, to converge on what in "Overrun"?
(a) The first crash site.
(b) The base.
(c) The second crash site.
(d) A munitions factory.

3. On what date did one of the deadliest attacks on U.N. forces in Somalia occur, in which 24 Pakistani soldiers in the U.N. force were killed in an ambush?
(a) July 25, 1992.
(b) March 14, 1994.
(c) July 7, 1991.
(d) June 5, 1993.

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

5. Whose body was unable to be pulled out of the Super Six One because the nose of the helicopter had crumpled and then buried itself in the soil, causing the body to be wedge in the wreckage?
(a) CWO Cliff 'Elvis' Wolcott's.
(b) Chief Warrant Officer Ray Frank.
(c) Private Adalberto Rodriguez.
(d) Sergeant First Class Randy Rymes.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did President George H.W. Bush order the U.S. Armed Forces to join the U.N. in a joint operation known as Operation Restore Hope, with the primary mission of restoring order in Somalia?

2. As the convoy wandered lost around Mogadishu, a CSAR Black Hawk dropped Technical Sergeant Tim Wilkinson and what other medic in "Overrun"?

3. What is a series of light helicopter gunships based on the MH-6 Little Bird and MD 500 family?

4. Who was a Delta team leader who led the front group to the first crash site, including several Rangers in "Overrun"?

5. Specialist John Stebbins joined the Rangers to see fighting, but was assigned to what title?

Short Essay Questions

1. What led to tension and miscommunication between the Rangers and D-boys in "The Alamo"?

2. How did Captain Mike Steele react to the news of Smith's death in "The Alamo"? Where were the wounded in his company moved?

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. What is ironic about Warrant Officer Mike Durant's capture?

10. Who descended to assist the pilot of Super Six Four in "Overrun"? What did they face?

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