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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How are Chapters 1 through 18 of "Delta Force" structured?
(a) They are brief.
(b) Most are long, but some are brief.
(c) Most are a moderate length, but some are long.
(d) They are long.

2. Which one of the following best describes Beckwith's meeting with General Rogers in Chapter 21?
(a) Expected.
(b) Pointless.
(c) Contentious.
(d) Strange.

3. How do the government offices respond at the end of Chapter 20?
(a) They cease attempts to hurry the project.
(b) They continue attempts to hurry the project.
(c) They continue to seek only Beckwith's feedback about the project.
(d) The continue to seek feedback from military leaders about the project.

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

5. How does Beckwith describe himself?
(a) As an emotional man.
(b) As a man who is not very emotional.
(c) As a man who rarely shows his emotions.
(d) As a man who allows his emotions to overtake him.

6. What does Beckwith have to do in order to become a full Colonel?
(a) Be in a certain number of military engagements.
(b) Complete his degree.
(c) Have the recommendations of at least three supervisors.
(d) Lead a certain number of troops.

7. Which one of the following is not needed after Beckwith and General Meyer finish their discussion of Delta Force in Chapter 18?
(a) Funding.
(b) Training.
(c) Personnel.
(d) Equipment.

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

9. How does Beckwith's wife respond to his wanting to return to Vietnam?
(a) She is angry but supportive.
(b) She leaves it to him, but thinks he's crazy.
(c) Her opinion is not mentioned.
(d) She is supportive and agrees.

10. 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.

11. As of Chapter 21, how many stars does General Rogers have at this point in his career?
(a) Four.
(b) Three.
(c) One.
(d) Two.

12. How is the battleground dealt with after the battle described in Chapter 10?
(a) It is burned by fire.
(b) It is bulldozed.
(c) It is left alone.
(d) It is destroyed by explosives.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How many sets of intake tests does the Delta Force run in Chapter 22?

2. As Beckwith explains, whose hands is Delta Force in?

3. What does Beckwith report about the status of Delta Force at the end of Chapter 19?

4. Where is Beckwith's friend and supporter of Delta Force relocated to in Chapter 17?

5. How is the military training of indigenous people described in Chapter 16?

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