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

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) More than half.
(b) One fifth.
(c) One quarter.
(d) One tenth.

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

3. How many of his men did Staff Sergeant Matt Eversmann send with Blackburn after his injury in "The Assault"?
(a) 5.
(b) 28.
(c) 12.
(d) 16.

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

5. What obstacle did the Humvee convoy face in obtaining directions, causing the convoy to turn down the wrong roads in "Black Hawk Down"?
(a) Their radios lost communication.
(b) Directions from the observation aircraft were delayed.
(c) Certain roads were blockaded.
(d) Their maps were outdated.

6. 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) Abdullahi "Firimbi" Hassan.
(c) Abdiaziz Ali Aden.
(d) Mohamed Farrah Aidid.

7. The directions sent to the Humvee convoy directly from the Black Hawks above them were sending them to what in "Black Hawk Down"?
(a) The enemy stronghold.
(b) The Embassy.
(c) The base.
(d) The wrong crash site.

8. What crew member of Super Six One had a gunshot to the abdomen and there was little anyone could do for him?
(a) Sergeant Ed Yurek.
(b) Staff Sergeant Daniel Busch.
(c) Private Richard Kowalewski.
(d) Technical Sergeant Tim Wilkinson.

9. Where was Super Six Four hit by an RPG in "Black Hawk Down"?
(a) The left side.
(b) The right side.
(c) The main rotor.
(d) The tail.

10. The crash of Super Six One damaged the corner of a home occupied by whom?
(a) Mohamed Firimbi Aidid.
(b) Abdullahi "Firimbi" Hassan.
(c) Mohamed Farrah Aidid.
(d) Abdiaziz Ali Aden.

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

12. In "Black Hawk Down," who was picked up a few blocks from the target building by the Humvees and joined the convoy to the crash site?
(a) Chalk Four.
(b) Chalk Three.
(c) Chalk Two.
(d) Chalk One.

13. What evaporated on the Super Six Four, causing the helicopter to lean forward in "Black Hawk Down"?
(a) The windshield.
(b) The tail rotor.
(c) The underside.
(d) The engine.

14. In what year did the Battle of Mogadishu take place?
(a) 1993.
(b) 1990.
(c) 1988.
(d) 1995.

15. What did Staff Sergeant Matt Eversmann leave behind to make room for more ammunition in "The Assault"?
(a) His helmet and rifle.
(b) His canteen and NODs.
(c) His NODs anf helmet.
(d) His rifle and canteen.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was shot in the back when the Humvee convoy stopped to recover the injured in "Black Hawk Down"?

2. Why was "Alphabet" given that nickname by his peers?

3. When did Bill Clinton take office as U.S. President?

4. Despite the large number of casualties and the heavy fire, the Humvee convoy was ordered to do what in "Black Hawk Down"?

5. Staff Sergeant Matt Eversmann's previous leader was sent home and the man's replacement was taken out of commission by what in "The Assault"?

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