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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Alphabet was hit by an unexploded RPG which lodged itself where in "Black Hawk Down"?
(a) The ground.
(b) A humvee.
(c) His leg.
(d) His chest.

2. Who was the leader of the Ranger chalks that would provide support on the ground to the Delta Force who would raid and arrest the targets in Mogadishu in "The Assault"?
(a) Specalist Dale Sizemore.
(b) Captain Mike Steele.
(c) Sergeant Scott Galentine.
(d) Warrant Officer Mike Durant.

3. 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.

4. What does NOD stand for?
(a) Normals On Deployment.
(b) Navy Oil Drum.
(c) Navy Of Doom.
(d) Night Observation Device.

5. Who gave a gun to Durant before returning to the nose of the aircraft to continue fighting off the Somalis in "Overrun"?
(a) Warrant Officer Mike Durant.
(b) Sergeant First Class Randy Shughart.
(c) Master Sergeant Gary Gordon.
(d) Private First Class Todd Blackburn.

Short Answer Questions

1. Mogadishu is located in what coastal region on the Indian Ocean?

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. Private First Class Todd Blackburn had not been through what yet when he was assigned to Chalk Four?

4. What happened to the bodies of the crew of the Black Hawk helicopter shot down a week before October 3?

5. 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"?

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