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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was shot in the hand, causing his thumb to be severed in "The Assault"?
(a) Specalist Dale Sizemore.
(b) Lieutenant Colonel Dave McKnight.
(c) Captain Mike Steele.
(d) Sergeant Scott Galentine.

2. What is the Battle of Mogadishu referred to often as in popular culture?
(a) Conflict of the Damned.
(b) Black Hawk Down.
(c) Battle of the Bloody.
(d) The Knob Hill Conflict.

3. What refers to a confused hand-to-hand fight or struggle among several people?
(a) Melee.
(b) War.
(c) Jubilee.
(d) Construance.

4. How many men were with the Humvee convoy in "Black Hawk Down"?
(a) 75.
(b) 48.
(c) 36.
(d) 124.

5. A week before the mission that brought Rangers, Delta operators, and SEALs into Mogadishu on October 3, a Black Hawk helicopter was shot down over Mogadishu by what?
(a) An elephant gun.
(b) An RPG.
(c) An AK-47.
(d) A .50 caliber pistol.

6. What refers to a group of people, as a clique, set, society, or party, especially as united by some common trait, characteristic, or interest?
(a) Gang.
(b) Clan.
(c) Flock.
(d) Pod.

7. What happened to the bodies of the crew of the Black Hawk helicopter shot down a week before October 3?
(a) They were mutilated by Somalis.
(b) They were consumed by animals.
(c) They got dehydrated by the sun.
(d) The skin was peeled off by sandstorms.

8. Who announced his intention to take the wounded back to the base rather than going to the first crash site in "Black Hawk Down"?
(a) Chief Warrant Officer Ray Frank.
(b) Sergeant First Class Randy Rymes.
(c) Sergeant First Class Paul Howe.
(d) Lieutenant Colonel Dave McKnight.

9. One driver in the Humvee convoy was shot in the back of the head and although the helmet saved his life, the hit caused him to what?
(a) Go temporarily blind.
(b) Faint.
(c) Go deaf.
(d) Go into a coma.

10. What does RPG stand for?
(a) Rebel police guard.
(b) Rebel patriot group.
(c) Rocket propelled grenade.
(d) Rapid people gatherer.

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

12. Super Six One was piloted by whom?
(a) Corporal Jamie Smith.
(b) Specialist John Stebbins.
(c) Lieutenant Larry Perino.
(d) CWO Cliff 'Elvis' Wolcott.

13. 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) Sergeant Scott Galentine.
(b) Warrant Officer Mike Durant.
(c) Specalist Dale Sizemore.
(d) Captain Mike Steele.

14. Where did the Super Six Four go down in "Black Hawk Down"?
(a) East of the Olympic Hotel.
(b) South of the Olympic Hotel.
(c) North of the Olympic Hotel.
(d) West of the Olympic Hotel.

15. 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?
(a) It was very expensive.
(b) They did not want the technology and equipment to get into the wrong hands.
(c) There were sensitive documents on board.
(d) An Army General was on board.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many chalks under the command of Captain Steele would go into Mogadishu on October 3, in "The Assault"?

2. As the Delta operators were searching the target house in "The Assault," bullets come flying from a corner that was what?

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"?

4. Alphabet was hit by an unexploded RPG which lodged itself where in "Black Hawk Down"?

5. What refers to a canceled or postponed space flight, launching, scheduled part of a space mission, etc.?

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