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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. What inspires the original Delta Force?
(a) American organizational methods.
(b) The SAS and American organizational methods.
(c) It is not specified.
(d) The SAS.

2. What is one of the main ideas behind the effectiveness of the Delta Force platoon?
(a) That the soldiers should be flexible when working together.
(b) That the unit should only have one specific formation.
(c) That the unit should only have two different formations.
(d) That the soldiers should concentrate on their own individual tasks.

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

4. What skills are considered when a person is selected to communicate the project?
(a) Memorization and military experience.
(b) Presentation and memorization.
(c) Presentation, memorization, and military experience.
(d) Presentation and military experience.

5. What does Moore tell Beckwith at Bong Son?
(a) That it is unclear how his troops will be used.
(b) That his troops might be used to kill Viet Cong.
(c) That his troops will be used to kill Viet Cong.
(d) That his troops will not be used to kill Viet Cong.

Short Answer Questions

1. During the meetings in Chapter 13, what is the definition of being "used"?

2. What is the smallest platoon that the Delta Force unit can include?

3. Who appoints the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff?

4. How does Beckwith describe himself?

5. What year is it when Beckwith first brings his report to his supervisor?

Short Essay Questions

1. What request does Beckwith make to General Meyer in Chapter 18, and what is Meyer's response?

2. What is the difference in the assignments given that Beckwith explains in Chapter 17?

3. How does Beckwith describe General Meyer, and what request is he given in Chapter 17?

4. What is the point of Beckwith's mission in Vietnam, and how does he adapt there?

5. What happens between Beckwith and the supervisor the day after he presents his report?

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

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

8. What does Beckwith observe while he is recovering from his injury?

9. What are some of the concerns that Beckwith has about his plan in Chapter 18, and how is the budget presented?

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

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