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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Black Hawk Down.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was Sergeant Jeff Struecker in charge of taking back to base after his extraction in "The Assault"?
(a) CWO Cliff 'Elvis' Wolcott.
(b) Private Anton Berendsen.
(c) Private First Class Todd Blackburn.
(d) CWO Donovan Briley.

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

3. Who was a warlord of the Haber Gidr clan in Mogadishu who took it upon himself to steal food sent to his country as aid to help those suffering from years of civil war and kept it from the people in an attempt to control them?
(a) Abdullahi Farrah Hassan.
(b) Mohamed Farrah Aidid.
(c) Abdiaziz Ali Aden.
(d) Abdullahi "Firimbi" Hassan.

4. Who was hit while shooting the .50 caliber gun on top of the Humvee in "Black Hawk Down"?
(a) Corporal Jim Cavaco.
(b) Sergeant Lorenzo Ruiz.
(c) First Lieutenant Larry Perino.
(d) Private Adalberto Rodriguez.

5. The Americans had assumed that what shot from the ground could never bring down a helicopter as large and powerful as a Black Hawk?
(a) Pistols.
(b) Flares.
(c) Rifles.
(d) RPGs.

Short Answer Questions

1. Super Six One was piloted by whom?

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

3. What is a military vehicle that combines the features of a jeep with those of a light truck?

4. Where was one of Sergeant Jeff Struecker's men shot as the men made their way through the streets in "The Assault"?

5. What is the Battle of Mogadishu referred to often as in popular culture?

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