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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What label does Beckwith use to refer to the person that communicates the project?
(a) Salesman.
(b) Showman.
(c) Host.
(d) Presenter.

2. What is the purpose of the Joint Chiefs of Staff?
(a) To convince congress to approve of new military operations.
(b) To be liaisons between the military and congress.
(c) To be liaisons between the American military and foreign militaries.
(d) To oversee military operations.

3. In military terms, as outlined in Chapter 13, what is the meaning of "misused"?
(a) Not being trained in enough areas.
(b) Being asked to work in a mission that a person disagrees with.
(c) Being asked to work outside of a person's capabilities.
(d) Being trained in too many areas at once.

4. Where does Beckwith thank the Air Force in the beginning of Chapter 11?
(a) Saigon.
(b) Dak To.
(c) Khe Sanh.
(d) Pleiku.

5. What is introduced in the Prologue of "Delta Force"?
(a) The project and its cost.
(b) The project.
(c) The project and deciding leaders.
(d) The project, its cost, and the deciding leaders.

6. Along with Delta Force, what is Beckwith also running in Chapter 18?
(a) The Armed Forces School.
(b) The Special Task Forces School.
(c) The Armed Task Forces School.
(d) The Special Forces School.

7. According to Chapter 21, what can minor paranoia symptoms often be considered?
(a) A sign of strength.
(b) A sign of weakness.
(c) A sign about the truth.
(d) A sign of trouble.

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

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

10. What rank is Col. Hal Moore when he meets with Beckwith at Bong Son?
(a) Captain.
(b) Sergeant.
(c) Lieutenant.
(d) Major.

11. How are the representatives for the Joint Chiefs of Staff chosen?
(a) There are two representatives for each of the four armed forces.
(b) There are three representatives for each of the four armed forces.
(c) They represent each of the four armed forces.
(d) They represent only two of the four armed forces.

12. What leads to Beckwith's invitation by the British to travel to Malaya for a real-life expedition?
(a) Field exercises, target drills, and Saturday night criticisms.
(b) Field exercises and target drills.
(c) Field exercises and Saturday night criticisms.
(d) Target drills and Saturday night criticisms.

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

14. What is Beckwith's tone of the book?
(a) Informative and personable.
(b) Informative, personable, and technical.
(c) Informative and technical.
(d) Personable and technical.

15. What is Beckwith's concern in Chapter 18?
(a) Selling the idea to the Pentagon.
(b) Selling the idea to Congress.
(c) Selling the idea to the President.
(d) Selling the idea to the House of Representatives.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many Delta Force troops does Beckwith take to Bong Son?

2. How are Chapters 1 through 18 of "Delta Force" structured?

3. How does Beckwith's supervisor initially respond to his report?

4. What does Beckwith have to do in order to become a full Colonel?

5. What is Beckwith doing in Chapter 14?

(see the answer keys)

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