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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many sets of intake tests does the Delta Force run in Chapter 22?
(a) Eight.
(b) Four.
(c) Two.
(d) Six.

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

3. In Chapter 10, which place does Beckwith mention an argument about competing operations?
(a) An Lao.
(b) La Drang.
(c) Lang Vei.
(d) Plei Me.

4. After the Delta Force is placed into the military hierarchy, what is vital for the program's success?
(a) The approval of the president.
(b) The approval of congress.
(c) Interpersonal relations.
(d) Funding.

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

6. What is the focus of Chapter 19?
(a) The initial problems with the selection process of Delta Force.
(b) The planning of the selection process of Delta Force.
(c) The creation of the selection process of Delta Force.
(d) The debates over the selection process of Delta Force.

7. How long does Beckwith spend in Britain with the SAS?
(a) Three years.
(b) Four years.
(c) Two years.
(d) One year.

8. What does General Rogers direct Beckwith to do during their meeting in Chapter 21?
(a) Keep him informed.
(b) Be selective about the information he relates.
(c) Give him monthly reports.
(d) Give him daily reports.

9. Who appoints the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff?
(a) The vice president.
(b) The president.
(c) The secretary of state.
(d) The director of homeland security.

10. What position is Beckwith focused on finding in Chapter 18?
(a) Lieutenant colonel.
(b) Sergeant major.
(c) Sergeant colonel.
(d) Lieutenant major.

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

12. How many years does it take Beckwith to be promoted to Lieutenant Colonel in Chapter 14?
(a) Five.
(b) Three.
(c) Two.
(d) Four.

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

14. What does General Rogers give to Beckwith in order to work on Delta's Force's processes?
(a) Guidelines.
(b) Funding.
(c) Personnel.
(d) Authority.

15. What does CSA stand for?
(a) Commander of the Armed Services.
(b) Army Chief of Staff.
(c) Commander of the Special Armed Forces.
(d) Armed Forces Chief of Staff.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. According to the colonel, what part of the plan has a tactical problem?

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

4. How many days will it take for the entire action of the plan described in the Prologue?

5. What is needed in order for the project to move forward?

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