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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which one of the following is not included in the list of military personnel that is under Beckwith at the beginning of Chapter 13?
(a) Lieutenant.
(b) Noncommissioned officers.
(c) Sergeant.
(d) Enlisted soldiers.

2. What type of changes is Beckwith told to make to Delta Force in Chapter 16?
(a) Minor.
(b) Specific.
(c) Major.
(d) Non-specific.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. After the Delta Force is placed into the military hierarchy, what is vital for the program's success?

3. What does CSA stand for?

4. After his initial reaction, what answer does General Meyer give to Beckwith's request?

5. According to Beckwith's plans for Delta Force in Chapter 18, how many key personnel are included?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Beckwith describe the sacrifices made by his family, and how do they relate with other military families in general?

2. What problem does Beckwith face in Chapter 20, and how is it solved?

3. What is the initial reaction to Beckwith's report in 1964?

4. What is the difference in size between the British SAS and Beckwith's Delta Force, as it is being planned in Chapter 16?

5. How is Beckwith reunited with his wife and children, and what leads him to go back to Vietnam?

6. What impresses Beckwith about the British SAS, and what does he find confusing about them?

7. What is the bond being created between Beckwith and his soldiers in Chapter 12?

8. How does Beckwith describe the compound in Vietnam and how long does it take him to recruit the first Delta Force team?

9. How and why does Beckwith thank the Air Force at Pleiku?

10. How is the flexibility of the soldiers explained in the planning stages of Delta Force?

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