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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long is Beckwith separated from his wife and children before they are reunited at Fort Benning?
(a) Nearly a year.
(b) Over a year.
(c) Over two years.
(d) Nearly two years.

2. Which applicants does the Delta Force begin to accept in Chapter 22?
(a) Green Berets, Rangers, and new soldiers.
(b) Green Berets and new soldiers.
(c) Rangers and new soldiers.
(d) Green Berets and Rangers.

3. What year is the Prologue's plan taking place in?
(a) 1979.
(b) 1981.
(c) 1980.
(d) 1978.

4. In Chapter 18, what is Beckwith's goal?
(a) To make Delta Force the leading example of the American military.
(b) To make Delta Force the most used part of the American military.
(c) To make Delta Force a rarely used fixture of the American military.
(d) To make Delta Force a permanent fixture of the American military.

5. In Chapter 1, who is with Beckwith on his trip to Britain?
(a) His wife and children.
(b) His children and friends.
(c) His wife, children, and friends.
(d) His wife and friends.

6. How does Beckwith's supervisor initially respond to his report?
(a) He screams at him.
(b) He refuses to acknowledge it.
(c) He laughs at him.
(d) He is confused about it.

7. How does the author describe the meetings detailed in Chapter 16?
(a) With more passion than he describes military operations.
(b) With the same passion as he describes military operations.
(c) With a lot less passion than he describes military operations.
(d) With slightly less passion than he describes military operations.

8. Which one of the following is not needed after Beckwith and General Meyer finish their discussion of Delta Force in Chapter 18?
(a) Funding.
(b) Training.
(c) Personnel.
(d) Equipment.

9. How are the representatives for the Joint Chiefs of Staff chosen?
(a) There are two representatives for each of the four armed forces.
(b) They represent each of the four armed forces.
(c) They represent only two of the four armed forces.
(d) There are three representatives for each of the four armed forces.

10. Which General encourages the Delta Force's plans to fit into the military's hierarchy?
(a) General Davis.
(b) General Rogers.
(c) General White.
(d) General Smith.

11. How is the military training of indigenous people described in Chapter 16?
(a) Less important, but glamorous.
(b) Less glamorous, but important.
(c) Less glamorous and less important.
(d) Both glamorous and important.

12. What rank is Col. Hal Moore when he meets with Beckwith at Bong Son?
(a) Sergeant.
(b) Captain.
(c) Lieutenant.
(d) Major.

13. What is introduced in the Prologue of "Delta Force"?
(a) The project.
(b) The project and its cost.
(c) The project and deciding leaders.
(d) The project, its cost, and the deciding leaders.

14. Where does Beckwith thank the Air Force in the beginning of Chapter 11?
(a) Khe Sanh.
(b) Pleiku.
(c) Saigon.
(d) Dak To.

15. As of Chapter 21, how many stars does General Rogers have at this point in his career?
(a) Four.
(b) Three.
(c) One.
(d) Two.

Short Answer Questions

1. As Beckwith explains, whose hands is Delta Force in?

2. What is the term used to describe Beckwith's idea to send his After Action Report to a senator?

3. How long does Beckwith spend hospitalized in Chapter 13?

4. What is Beckwith's concern in Chapter 18?

5. What is used to facilitate the landings and takeoffs of helicopters in the plan?

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