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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. As outlined in Chapter 22, who is directly above Beckwith in the chain of command?
(a) General Smith.
(b) General Meyer.
(c) General Mackmull.
(d) General Rogers.

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

3. How does Beckwith's supervisor initially respond to his report?
(a) He is confused about it.
(b) He laughs at him.
(c) He refuses to acknowledge it.
(d) He screams at him.

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

5. What does Carter admit about the plan?
(a) He does not understand this course of action.
(b) He does not want to take this course of action.
(c) He will still try to look for another course of action.
(d) He wants to take this course of action.

6. According to the colonel, what part of the plan has a tactical problem?
(a) Not using aircraft support for the evacuation or the escape.
(b) Using aircraft support during the escape and the evacuation.
(c) Using aircraft support during the evacuation, but not the escape.
(d) Using aircraft support during the escape, but not the evacuation.

7. How is General Kroesen's support for the Delta Force described at the end of Chapter 16?
(a) It is unknown.
(b) Not yet secured.
(c) Almost secured.
(d) Secured.

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

9. What is needed in order for the project to move forward?
(a) The approval of the people.
(b) The approval of the Senate.
(c) The approval of Congress.
(d) The approval of the executive office.

10. How long is Beckwith separated from his family throughout Delta Force?
(a) Only months at a time.
(b) A year at a time.
(c) Two years at a time.
(d) Months to over a year at a time.

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

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

13. What is Beckwith doing in Chapter 14?
(a) Leading troops into battle.
(b) Developing military strategies.
(c) Locating enemy camps.
(d) Training personnel.

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

15. How many full regiments of the North Vietnamese army surround Beckwith's unit in Chapter 10?
(a) Seven.
(b) Nine.
(c) Two.
(d) Four.

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of changes is Beckwith told to make to Delta Force in Chapter 16?

2. How many months of "search and destroy" in Vietnam still haunt Beckwith as he writes the book in 1983?

3. How well does the new Delta Force perform in Chapter 11?

4. Which battalion is Beckwith assigned to in February, 1968?

5. How long does it take Beckwith to assemble the first Delta Force?

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