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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What skills are considered when a person is selected to communicate the project?
(a) Memorization and military experience.
(b) Presentation and military experience.
(c) Presentation, memorization, and military experience.
(d) Presentation and memorization.

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

3. Which one of the following best describes Beckwith's meeting with General Rogers in Chapter 21?
(a) Strange.
(b) Contentious.
(c) Expected.
(d) Pointless.

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

5. According to what Beckwith is told in Chapter 16, what is the only way the Delta Force program will be successful?
(a) If the congress does not know about it.
(b) If it is kept away from the civilian arms of government.
(c) If it goes through the civilian arms of government.
(d) If the president does not know about it.

6. What type of changes is Beckwith told to make to Delta Force in Chapter 16?
(a) Major.
(b) Non-specific.
(c) Minor.
(d) Specific.

7. Who appoints the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff?
(a) The president.
(b) The director of homeland security.
(c) The secretary of state.
(d) The vice president.

8. In military terms, as outlined in Chapter 13, what is the meaning of "misused"?
(a) Being asked to work outside of a person's capabilities.
(b) Not being trained in enough areas.
(c) Being trained in too many areas at once.
(d) Being asked to work in a mission that a person disagrees with.

9. In contrast to the American Delta Force, how many troopers did the British have in their unit?
(a) Twelve.
(b) Sixteen.
(c) Ten.
(d) Fourteen.

10. How much paranoia does Beckwith hope to find in some soldiers and duties?
(a) An average amount.
(b) None.
(c) A little.
(d) A lot.

11. What request does Beckwith make to General Meyer?
(a) To be given Delta Force for less than full time.
(b) To be only a part time consultant for Delta Force.
(c) To be a full time consultant for Delta Force.
(d) To be given Delta Force full time.

12. Which one of the following is not included in the list of military personnel that is under Beckwith at the beginning of Chapter 13?
(a) Enlisted soldiers.
(b) Noncommissioned officers.
(c) Lieutenant.
(d) Sergeant.

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

14. What is one of the main ideas behind the effectiveness of the Delta Force platoon?
(a) That the unit should only have two different formations.
(b) That the unit should only have one specific formation.
(c) That the soldiers should be flexible when working together.
(d) That the soldiers should concentrate on their own individual tasks.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How do the government offices respond at the end of Chapter 20?

2. Out of sixty soldiers, how many make it past the second run of the Delta Force selection process?

3. What word does Beckwith use at the end of Chapter 12 to describe Delta Force?

4. Which one of the following is not included in the list of major players mentioned in Chapter 9?

5. What is the focus of Chapter 19?

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