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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 word does Beckwith use at the end of Chapter 12 to describe Delta Force?

2. How many months of "search and destroy" in Vietnam still haunt Beckwith as he writes the book in 1983?

3. What does CSA stand for?

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

5. What does General Rogers give to Beckwith in order to work on Delta's Force's processes?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Beckwith explain paranoia in Chapter 21?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. How does the Delta Force reach the point where they are ready to begin training in Chapter 22?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze General Meyer's involvement in Delta Force's history throughout the book. Include a description of Meyer, his background and position, and all of the ways that he helps Beckwith in developing and implementing Delta Force.

Essay Topic 2

Describe the selection process for Delta Force in detail, including the tests that are done, the results of the initial intakes, the significance of the Green Berets and the Rangers in the process, and how Beckwith obtains enough soldiers to begin training.

Essay Topic 3

In "Delta Force", Beckwith uses many different literary techniques to maintain the interest of the reader and inform them at the same time.

1) Describe the tone of the book, including how Beckwith delivers the information in a way that is easy to understand.

2) Explain Beckwith's view of himself, and how his personality is evident in his writing style.

3) Describe the effectiveness of the use of a literary flashback to provide a necessary understanding of Beckwith's experiences leading up to the creation of Delta Force.

4) Analyze the structure of the book (length of chapters, order of events, etc.).

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