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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which General encourages the Delta Force's plans to fit into the military's hierarchy?

2. According to what Beckwith is told in Chapter 16, what is the only way the Delta Force program will be successful?

3. How much time goes by in Chapter 8 before Beckwith's supervisor informs him that he was right about the report?

4. What does Carter admit about the plan?

5. How does Beckwith's supervisor initially respond to his report?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is Beckwith accepted by the British troops and invited to Malaya?

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. What is needed in order for Delta Force to fit in the military hierarchy, and what are the results of the first attempt to accomplish this?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Beckwith makes plans to update and release his blueprint for Delta Force.

1) Explain how the Joint Chiefs of Staff are comprised and their role in the military and the government.

2) Describe how Beckwith works with the Joint Chiefs of Staff and others to update his plans for Delta Force.

3) Explain the use of a "salesman" and why it is necessary for the presentation of the program in briefings.

Essay Topic 2

Beckwith, Delta Force, and the government plan the rescue mission for the hostages in the American Embassy.

1) Describe the concerns for the rescue mission and the possible solutions presented for them.

2) Explain Beckwith's concerns with the helicopters, fueling, and the pilots.

3) Analyze the channels of communications that are being used for the rescue mission as well as the key elements that will be used to execute the plan.

Essay Topic 3

Analyze Beckwith's first After Action report and the initial response that it receives from a supervisor in 1964. Also, provide examples of the updated changes that Beckwith makes to his report and what his original plans are for creating the set of exercises that would be the foundation for Delta Force.

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