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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Alamo.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who announced his intention to take the wounded back to the base rather than going to the first crash site in "Black Hawk Down"?
(a) Sergeant First Class Paul Howe.
(b) Lieutenant Colonel Dave McKnight.
(c) Sergeant First Class Randy Rymes.
(d) Chief Warrant Officer Ray Frank.

2. What medic attempted to find the ends of the femoral artery of a fallen corporal by placing his hands inside the wound, but the end of the artery had retracted into the abdomen in "The Alamo"?
(a) CWO Donovan Briley.
(b) Sergeant Kurt Schmid.
(c) Captain Mike Steele.
(d) Warrant Officer Mike Durant.

3. The directions sent to the Humvee convoy directly from the Black Hawks above them were sending them to what in "Black Hawk Down"?
(a) The enemy stronghold.
(b) The base.
(c) The wrong crash site.
(d) The Embassy.

4. Who was killed upon impact in the crash of Super Six One?
(a) One of the pilots.
(b) Both pilots.
(c) Ten Somalians.
(d) Two Somalians.

5. Super Six One was piloted by whom?
(a) Specialist John Stebbins.
(b) Corporal Jamie Smith.
(c) Lieutenant Larry Perino.
(d) CWO Cliff 'Elvis' Wolcott.

Short Answer Questions

1. What refers to the coordinated military actions of a state in response to a developing situation?

2. The Americans had assumed that what shot from the ground could never bring down a helicopter as large and powerful as a Black Hawk?

3. What was a military operation conducted by special operations forces of the United States with the primary mission of capturing warlord Mohamed Farrah Aidid?

4. Who among Captain Mike Steele's men was hit while radioing for air support in "Overrun"?

5. Who was a Delta team leader who led the front group to the first crash site, including several Rangers in "Overrun"?

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