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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 weapon does Beckwith carry?

2. What does Beckwith make clear about the men in Delta Force in Chapter 24?

3. What position is the captain that Beckwith finds in Chapter 24 currently holding?

4. How many repetitions of the mission's smaller parts do the soldiers of Delta Force complete in Chapter 38?

5. As explained by Beckwith in Chapter 30, what does testing include?

Short Essay Questions

1. What name is given to the operation in Chapter 31, and what are the government's main concerns?

2. What are the difficulties in gathering intelligence that Beckwith describes in Chapter 32?

3. How does Beckwith describe the men of Delta Force in Chapter 24?

4. What changes are made to the plan for fueling and refueling in Chapters 36 and 37?

5. Who travels to Washington on behalf of Delta Force in Chapter 31 and what is the situation that is taking place?

6. How does Beckwith handle the press in Chapter 46?

7. What is Beckwith focused on as the book ends?

8. What does Beckwith inform the generals he will need in order to complete the mission successfully in Chapter 34?

9. What leads to the evacuation of the soldiers and the end of the mission for Delta Force?

10. What are some of the elements to the tests given in Chapter 30?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Beckwith's trip to Vietnam proves to be an important step in the development of Delta Force.

1) Describe Beckwith's mission in Vietnam and how he acclimates himself to the Vietnamese.

2) Explain how Beckwith assembles the first Delta Force on a base in Vietnam.

3) Describe the battle at Plei Me and the involvement of the Air Force.

4) Compare the disagreement about the helicopters used in Plei Me with the complications that happen with the helicopters used in Operation Eagle Claw.

Essay Topic 2

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 3

In "Delta Force", Beckwith discusses the value of minor paranoia in the military.

1) Explain the military definitions of paranoia that Beckwith provides in the book and compare them to the standard definitions of paranoia for civilians.

2) Describe how paranoia can be a positive sign in the military.

3) Explain how much paranoia certain soldiers should have, which situations it might be more evident in, and why.

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