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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. 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) Pod.
(c) Flock.
(d) Clan.

3. How far had Private First Class Todd Blackburn fallen from the helicopter in "The Assault"?
(a) 150 feet.
(b) 70 feet.
(c) 475 feet.
(d) 30 feet.

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

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

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

7. In what helicopter did Staff Sergeant Matt Eversmann fly into Mogadishu on October 3 in "The Assault"?
(a) Super Six Seven.
(b) Super Six Three.
(c) Super Six Five.
(d) Super Six One.

8. 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"?
(a) The first.
(b) The third.
(c) The fourth.
(d) The second.

9. What smaller helicopter landed near the crash site of Super Six One in "Black Hawk Down"?
(a) Little Bird.
(b) Sparrow.
(c) Gold Finch.
(d) Woodpecker.

10. What is a group of elite Army Rangers trained to work independently in dangerous, often highly secretive missions?
(a) Delta Force.
(b) Apex Unit.
(c) Pinnacle Battalion.
(d) Chevron Division.

11. What is a small container used especially by soldiers and hikers for carrying water or other liquids?
(a) Canteen.
(b) Jar.
(c) Bottle.
(d) Chalice.

12. Who was the co-pilot of Super Six One?
(a) Sergeant Lorenzo Ruiz.
(b) Major Rob Marsh.
(c) Specalist Dale Sizemore.
(d) CWO Donovan Briley.

13. In military terminology, what is a specific aircraft load, especially a group of airborne soldiers which deploy from a single aircraft?
(a) Gaggle.
(b) Chalk.
(c) Herd.
(d) Chunk.

14. Which of Staff Sergeant Matt Eversmann's men was shot in the shoulder in "The Assault"?
(a) Sergeant First Class Randy Rymes.
(b) Private Anton Berendsen.
(c) Corporal Jamie Smith.
(d) Master Sergeant Gary Gordon.

15. 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 fifth.
(c) One tenth.
(d) More than half.

Short Answer Questions

1. What refers to a confused hand-to-hand fight or struggle among several people?

2. What obstacle did the Humvee convoy face in obtaining directions, causing the convoy to turn down the wrong roads in "Black Hawk Down"?

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

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

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

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