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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. When does Beckwith get shot in Chapter 13?

2. How does the author describe the meetings detailed in Chapter 16?

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

4. What does Beckwith accomplish by taking a Vietnamese officer to dinner?

5. In military terms, as outlined in Chapter 13, what is the meaning of "misused"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Beckwith's writing style, and how does it affect the presentation of military procedures?

2. What is the Joint Chiefs of Staff?

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

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

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

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

7. 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?

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

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

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

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.

Essay Topic 2

Compare and contrast the British SAS program with Beckwith's plan for Delta Force. Provide examples of the similarities and differences between the two programs in size, training, development, flexibility, and intended use.

Essay Topic 3

Describe the trouble that Delta Force encounters in Egypt while on the Embassy rescue mission. Include descriptions of the helicopters' difficulties, the mistakes made in working on them and operating them, the lack of cooperation by foreign participants, the communication problems, and the loss of ammunition, a tanker truck, and an aircraft. Also, provide an analysis of the decision to end the mission, and whether Delta Force's preparations had an impact on the outcome of the mission, or if the mistakes made were beyond their control.

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