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

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

3. What does S.A.S. stand for?

4. What is Beckwith's mission in Chapter 1?

5. What does Beckwith call the enemy territory in Chapter 13?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What is the Joint Chiefs of Staff?

6. What is the tone of the book, "Delta Force", and why is it written this way?

7. How does Beckwith explain paranoia in Chapter 21?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Beckwith uses several military terms throughout the book that allow the reader to be informed in military procedures.

1) Describe the difference between "use" and "misuse" in the military.

2) Describe the term that Beckwith uses to refer to enemy territory and why.

3) What is room clearing and what are its procedures?

Essay Topic 2

Describe the nine-month search and destroy mission that Beckwith is on during his second trip to Vietnam in 1968. Include the details of the events that take place on the mission, the losses and injuries Beckwith writes about, and why the experience continues to haunt him several years later as he is writing the book.

Essay Topic 3

Explain the sacrifices that are made by military families, their motivation, and the possible effects of the separation that they endure in order to protect the country. Also, provide an analysis of Beckwith's family situation, how his wife is mentioned throughout the book, the importance of her support, and the way they deal with the missions he participates in.

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