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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 needed after Beckwith and General Meyer finish their discussion of Delta Force in Chapter 18?
(a) Equipment.
(b) Personnel.
(c) Training.
(d) Funding.

2. How long does it take Beckwith to assemble the first Delta Force?
(a) Two months.
(b) Six months.
(c) Six weeks.
(d) Two weeks.

3. In its first run, how many soldiers qualify for Delta Force?
(a) Fewer than twenty percent.
(b) Twenty percent.
(c) Twenty-five percent.
(d) More than twenty-five percent.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In Chapter 1, who is with Beckwith on his trip to Britain?

3. In Chapter 10, which place does Beckwith mention an argument about competing operations?

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

5. What does General Rogers direct Beckwith to do during their meeting in Chapter 21?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is a "salesman" and which skills do they have?

2. As described in the Prologue, what does the plan for Delta Force include?

3. How long does Beckwith spend in a "search and destroy" mission in Vietnam, and what effect does this have on him?

4. What are the results of the first two runs of the Delta Force selection process?

5. What are the definitions of "used" and "misused" as they are referred to during the military meetings in Chapter 13?

6. What is the result of Beckwith's meeting with General Rogers in Chapter 21?

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

8. How is Beckwith promoted to full colonel in Chapter 15?

9. What leads Beckwith to Britain in Chapter 1, and what special program does he observe while he is there?

10. What is the hierarchy for Delta Force that is outlined in Chapter 22?

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