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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. 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?
(a) June, 1989.
(b) October, 1991.
(c) May, 1990.
(d) December, 1992.

2. Captain Mike Steele and his team, as well as the D-boys leader, were instructed to move closer together for what reason in "The Alamo"?
(a) To make rescue efforts easier.
(b) To be less visible.
(c) To concentrate their firepower.
(d) To better protect each other.

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

4. 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) June 5, 1993.
(b) July 7, 1991.
(c) March 14, 1994.
(d) July 25, 1992.

5. 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?
(a) Smash and grab.
(b) Raid.
(c) Wave.
(d) Strike.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Captain Mike Steele and his men place on the street to direct aircraft to their location in "Overrun"?

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

3. Who is the manufacturer of Black Hawk helicopters?

4. Who descended on the crash site and helped Durant from the wreckage of the Super Six Four in "Overrun"?

5. When was the Somali National Alliance formed?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why were the soldiers unprepared for night combat 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 did the pilot and co-pilot of Super Six Four discover upon consciousness after their crash in "Overrun"?

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

7. How was Specialist John Stebbins injured in "The Alamo"?

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

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

10. Who operated the field hospital in "The Alamo"? What soldier had to be killed due to a weapon lodged in his body?

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