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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. Who was hit by a bullet in the femoral artery, severing it, in "The Alamo"?

2. What refers to the coordinated military actions of a state in response to a developing situation?

3. Who stripped Specialist John Stebbins' pants from the burns, and handed him a gun after feeding him pain pills in "The Alamo"?

4. 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"?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What soldier put his own health at risk in order to assist in the assault in "Overrun"? How?

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

3. What did the medic do to assist Corporal Jamie Smith in "The Alamo"?

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

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

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

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

8. What happened when Warrant Officer Mike Durant was discovered by the Somalis in "Overrun"?

9. How were the Rangers and D-boys grouped as they traveled to the first crash site in "Overrun"?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe Private First Class Blackburn. Why was Blackburn deployed without having attended Ranger school? What injuries did he sustain on the mission?

Essay Topic 2

Describe Sergeant Jeff Struecker and the mission of the Humvee convoy in "The Assault." What led to Struecker becoming lost?

Essay Topic 3

Describe and discuss Captain Mike Steele. What chalk was Steele in charge of? What was his mission in Mogadishu?

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