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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who helps to straighten out Delta's Force positioning within the military hierarchy in Chapter 22?
(a) General Smith.
(b) General Meyer.
(c) General Mackmull.
(d) General Rogers.

2. What year is it when Beckwith describes the bond he has with his men in Chapter 12?
(a) Late 1967.
(b) Late 1966.
(c) Early 1966.
(d) Early 1967,

3. How does the author describe the meetings detailed in Chapter 16?
(a) With more passion than he describes military operations.
(b) With a lot less passion than he describes military operations.
(c) With the same passion as he describes military operations.
(d) With slightly less passion than he describes military operations.

4. Out of sixty soldiers, how many make it past the second run of the Delta Force selection process?
(a) Ten.
(b) Five.
(c) Two.
(d) Fifteen.

5. How is the military training of indigenous people described in Chapter 16?
(a) Less important, but glamorous.
(b) Less glamorous, but important.
(c) Both glamorous and important.
(d) Less glamorous and less important.

6. How many days will it take for the entire action of the plan described in the Prologue?
(a) Three.
(b) Ten.
(c) Five.
(d) Eight.

7. When is Beckwith ready to begin training for the Delta Force?
(a) March, 1977.
(b) July, 1978.
(c) May, 1978.
(d) June, 1977.

8. In its first run, how many soldiers qualify for Delta Force?
(a) More than twenty-five percent.
(b) Twenty percent.
(c) Twenty-five percent.
(d) Fewer than twenty percent.

9. How is the budget for Delta Force described in Chapter 18?
(a) Intentionally undistorted.
(b) Unintentionally undistorted.
(c) Unintentionally distorted.
(d) Intentionally distorted.

10. How does General Meyer respond to Beckwith's request in Chapter 18?
(a) He is confused by the request.
(b) He is angered by the request.
(c) He gives him a warning.
(d) He gives him a lecture.

11. As Beckwith explains, whose hands is Delta Force in?
(a) Neither generals nor colonels.
(b) Only generals.
(c) Only colonels.
(d) Generals and colonels.

12. What does Beckwith report about the status of Delta Force at the end of Chapter 19?
(a) Momentum is moving in his favor.
(b) A majority of the military remains unsure about Delta Force.
(c) Momentum is not moving in his favor.
(d) A majority of the military approves of Delta Force.

13. How well does the new Delta Force perform in Chapter 11?
(a) Well enough to make a good first impression on the military.
(b) Well enough to double in size.
(c) Not well enough to make a good first impression on the military.
(d) Well enough to triple in size.

14. How many helicopters are included in the plan that is discussed in the Prologue?
(a) A moderate number.
(b) A large number.
(c) It is not clarified.
(d) A small number.

15. How many British SAS are there in the beginning of the book?
(a) Twenty-two.
(b) Twenty-four.
(c) Eighteen.
(d) Twenty.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does CSA stand for?

2. What position does Beckwith hold when Chapter 1 begins?

3. How long is Beckwith separated from his wife and children before they are reunited at Fort Benning?

4. How many years does it take Beckwith to be promoted to Lieutenant Colonel in Chapter 14?

5. What word does Beckwith use to describe how he is feeling in Chapter 20?

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