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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many of the men in the convoy in "Black Hawk Down" were injured during the disastrous tour through the city in their attempt to find the first crash site?
(a) One quarter.
(b) One tenth.
(c) One fifth.
(d) More than half.

2. Mogadishu is located in what coastal region on the Indian Ocean?
(a) Benadir.
(b) Sanaag.
(c) Bakool.
(d) Sool.

3. What group's orders were to rope down into Mogadishu and set up a blocking position on the northwest corner of the target house in "The Assault"?
(a) Chalk One's.
(b) Chalk Four's.
(c) Chalk Two's.
(d) Chalk Three's.

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

5. Despite the large number of casualties and the heavy fire, the Humvee convoy was ordered to do what in "Black Hawk Down"?
(a) Not return fire.
(b) Continue to the first crash site.
(c) Return to base.
(d) Stand their ground.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. What evaporated on the Super Six Four, causing the helicopter to lean forward in "Black Hawk Down"?

3. What do the Somalis refer to the Battle of Mogadishu as?

4. What is a small container used especially by soldiers and hikers for carrying water or other liquids?

5. In military terminology, what is a specific aircraft load, especially a group of airborne soldiers which deploy from a single aircraft?

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