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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many helicopters are included in the plan that is discussed in the Prologue?
(a) A moderate number.
(b) It is not clarified.
(c) A small number.
(d) A large number.

2. Which battalion is Beckwith assigned to in February, 1968?
(a) The 4th Battalion.
(b) The 22nd Battalion.
(c) The 44th Battalion.
(d) The 2nd Battalion.

3. According to Beckwith's plans for Delta Force in Chapter 18, how many key personnel are included?
(a) A few.
(b) Many.
(c) One.
(d) Several.

4. What year is it when Beckwith first brings his report to his supervisor?
(a) 1965.
(b) 1963.
(c) 1962.
(d) 1964.

5. How long does Beckwith spend in Britain with the SAS?
(a) Four years.
(b) Three years.
(c) One year.
(d) Two years.

6. What rank is Beckwith promoted to in Chapter 8?
(a) Sergeant.
(b) Lieutenant.
(c) Major.
(d) Captain.

7. What is Beckwith's mission in Chapter 10?
(a) None of the answers is correct.
(b) To find the enemy and track them.
(c) To find the enemy and report to the higher-ups.
(d) To find the enemy and capture them.

8. What is Beckwith's concern in Chapter 18?
(a) Selling the idea to the House of Representatives.
(b) Selling the idea to the President.
(c) Selling the idea to Congress.
(d) Selling the idea to the Pentagon.

9. How many years does it take Beckwith to be promoted to Lieutenant Colonel in Chapter 14?
(a) Five.
(b) Four.
(c) Three.
(d) Two.

10. During the meetings in Chapter 13, what is the definition of being "used"?
(a) None of the answers is correct.
(b) Functional and beneficial.
(c) Functional, but not beneficial.
(d) Beneficial, but not functional.

11. What does General Rogers give to Beckwith in order to work on Delta's Force's processes?
(a) Funding.
(b) Personnel.
(c) Guidelines.
(d) Authority.

12. How many days will it take for the entire action of the plan described in the Prologue?
(a) Ten.
(b) Five.
(c) Eight.
(d) Three.

13. When does Beckwith get shot in Chapter 13?
(a) Before he makes it to the landing zone.
(b) After he makes it to the landing zone.
(c) Before the battle with the enemy begins.
(d) After the battle with the enemy begins.

14. As outlined in Chapter 22, who is directly above Beckwith in the chain of command?
(a) General Meyer.
(b) General Smith.
(c) General Mackmull.
(d) General Rogers.

15. How many British SAS are there in the beginning of the book?
(a) Twenty-two.
(b) Twenty.
(c) Eighteen.
(d) Twenty-four.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Beckwith call the enemy territory in Chapter 13?

2. After his initial reaction, what answer does General Meyer give to Beckwith's request?

3. How does the author describe the meetings detailed in Chapter 16?

4. How does Beckwith's wife respond to his wanting to return to Vietnam?

5. What is the purpose of the Joint Chiefs of Staff?

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