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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Despite the large number of casualties and the heavy fire, the Humvee convoy was ordered to do what in "Black Hawk Down"?
2. The Americans had assumed that what shot from the ground could never bring down a helicopter as large and powerful as a Black Hawk?
3. Who was the Humvee convoy awaiting a signal from when Super Six One was shot down?
4. How many of his men did Staff Sergeant Matt Eversmann send with Blackburn after his injury in "The Assault"?
5. How many chalks under the command of Captain Steele would go into Mogadishu on October 3, in "The Assault"?
Short Essay Questions
1. What was the plan for the rangers and Delta operators in the beginning of "The Assault"?
2. What did Staff Sergeant Matt Eversmann leave behind as he set out for his mission in "The Assault"? Why?
3. Who did Staff Sergeant Matt Eversmann send away for medical care in "The Assault"? How?
4. What is a CSAR and why were they unable to assist the soldiers in Super Six One?
5. What did the leaders at base observe after the crash of Super Six One?
6. How was one of the Humvee drivers temporarily blinded in "Black Hawk Down"? How did the crew respond?
7. What took place when the Humvee convoy stopped to recover the injured in "Black Hawk Down"? Who was hit?
8. Why did Super Six Four crash? Who was its pilot?
9. Where did the crew of Super Six Seven descend in "The Assault"? Why?
10. What was the purpose of the mission in "The Assault"? What did the men overlook in beginning the mission?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Describe Sergeant Jeff Struecker and the mission of the Humvee convoy in "The Assault." What led to Struecker becoming lost?
Essay Topic 2
Define and discuss CSARs and their attempts to reach Super Six One in "Black Hawk Down." Where was Chalk Four while the CSARs were attempting to get into target?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the reasons that each unit was directed to go to the crash site. Of what importance was it to the U.S. Military that the crash site be guarded against the Somalis?
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