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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Instead of taking the prisoners directly to the American base, the Humvees were ordered to do what in "Black Hawk Down"?
(a) Seek cover.
(b) Return to base.
(c) Go to the crash site and pick up any survivors.
(d) Attack the enemy compound.

2. What was a military operation conducted by special operations forces of the United States with the primary mission of capturing warlord Mohamed Farrah Aidid?
(a) Operation Gothic Serpent.
(b) Operation Renaissance Bear.
(c) Operation Lion Tail.
(d) Operation Screaming Eagle.

3. Sergeant Tim 'Griz' Martin and Private Adalberto Rodriguez were injured when a grenade hit which Humvee in the column as the convey continued to make its way to the first crash site in "Black Hawk Down"?
(a) The second.
(b) The fourth.
(c) The first.
(d) The third.

4. On what date was Task Force Ranger deployed to Somalia under the command of Major General William F. Garrison?
(a) November 19, 1991.
(b) September 1, 1992.
(c) July 4, 1990.
(d) August 22, 1993.

5. What was the first Black Hawk helicopter that was shot down over Mogadishu on October 3?
(a) Super Six Four.
(b) Super Six One.
(c) Super Six Five.
(d) Super Six Two.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was a group of Sharia Courts who united themselves to form a rival administration to the Transitional Federal Government of Somalia?

2. Why was it of great concern to get as many men around the downed aircraft to protect it and the survivors for the American government?

3. What Somali militia leader thought that if he kept the pilot of Super Six Four alive he might be used in an exchange for Somali prisoners in "Overrun"?

4. The directions sent to the Humvee convoy directly from the Black Hawks above them were sending them to what in "Black Hawk Down"?

5. Who was shot in the back when the Humvee convoy stopped to recover the injured in "Black Hawk Down"?

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