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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do the Somalis refer to the Battle of Mogadishu as?
(a) Yankee Week.
(b) The American Infiltration.
(c) Soldier Saturday.
(d) The Day of the Rangers.

2. Who is the manufacturer of Black Hawk helicopters?
(a) Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation.
(b) Airbus.
(c) Boeing.
(d) Lockheed Martin.

3. What is a United States military decoration awarded in the name of the President to those who have been wounded or killed while serving with the U.S. military?
(a) Silver Star.
(b) Bronze Star
(c) Gold Star.
(d) The Purple Heart.

4. How many Delta snipers were on board the Super Six Two in "Overrun"?
(a) 7.
(b) 3.
(c) 5.
(d) 2.

5. What is a special operations unit of the United States Army that provides helicopter aviation support and are also known as Night Stalkers?
(a) The 36th Special Operations Aviation Regiment.
(b) The 18th Special Operations Aviation Regiment.
(c) The 240th Special Operations Aviation Regiment.
(d) The 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the motto of the Night Stalkers?

2. 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?

3. Specialist John Stebbins joined the Rangers to see fighting, but was assigned to what title?

4. The remainder of Chalk Two was ordered, along with all the other ground troops, to converge on what in "Overrun"?

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

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