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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What is electromagnetic radiation with a wavelength shorter than that of visible light, but longer than X-rays?
(a) Microwaves.
(b) Infrared light.
(c) Gamma rays.
(d) Ultraviolet light.

4. Captain Mike Steele and his team, as well as the D-boys leader, were instructed to move closer together for what reason in "The Alamo"?
(a) To make rescue efforts easier.
(b) To concentrate their firepower.
(c) To be less visible.
(d) To better protect each other.

5. Who was forced to give up his safe house and move across the street, a position he felt was weak in "The Alamo"?
(a) Master Sergeant Gary Gordon.
(b) Corporal Jim Cavaco.
(c) Sergeant First Class Paul Howe.
(d) Warrant Officer Mike Durant.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Captain Mike Steele and his men place on the street to direct aircraft to their location in "Overrun"?

2. What refers to one of the United States' secretive Tier One counter-terrorism and Special Mission Units, also known as Delta Force?

3. As the convoy wandered lost around Mogadishu, a CSAR Black Hawk dropped Technical Sergeant Tim Wilkinson and what other medic in "Overrun"?

4. What aircraft delivered fresh water and IV fluids to the first crash site, leaving the men to settle in for the long night ahead of them in "The Alamo"?

5. In the context of military special operations, what consists of: "Short-duration strikes and other small-scale offensive actions conducted as a special operation in hostile, denied, or politically sensitive environments and which employ specialized military capabilities to seize, destroy, capture, exploit, recover, or damage designated targets"?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where were Captain Mike Steele and Sergeant First Class Paul Howe ordered to move in "The Alamo"? Why?

2. What did the medic do to assist Corporal Jamie Smith in "The Alamo"?

3. What happened when Warrant Officer Mike Durant was discovered by the Somalis in "Overrun"?

4. Where did Captain Mike Steele and his men head after the second crash in "Overrun"? How did they travel?

5. How were the Rangers and D-boys grouped as they traveled to the first crash site in "Overrun"?

6. What did Captain Mike Steele's men place to direct aircraft to their location in "Overrun"? Who was wounded on this journey?

7. Who confirmed the deaths of the pilots on Super Six One? What happened to the bodies?

8. What led to tension and miscommunication between the Rangers and D-boys in "The Alamo"?

9. What soldier put his own health at risk in order to assist in the assault in "Overrun"? How?

10. How was Specialist John Stebbins injured in "The Alamo"?

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