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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many months of "search and destroy" in Vietnam still haunt Beckwith as he writes the book in 1983?
(a) Five.
(b) Seven.
(c) Ten.
(d) Nine.

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

3. What word does Beckwith use at the end of Chapter 12 to describe Delta Force?
(a) Inspirational.
(b) Incredible.
(c) Indestructible.
(d) Incomparable.

4. How many full regiments of the North Vietnamese army surround Beckwith's unit in Chapter 10?
(a) Seven.
(b) Nine.
(c) Two.
(d) Four.

5. What is needed in order for the project to move forward?
(a) The approval of the Senate.
(b) The approval of the executive office.
(c) The approval of Congress.
(d) The approval of the people.

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

7. 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) Equipment.
(c) Training.
(d) Personnel.

8. How long does Beckwith spend hospitalized in Chapter 13?
(a) From January 1967 to May 1967.
(b) From April 1966 to June 1966.
(c) From January 1966 to May 1966.
(d) From April 1967 to June 1967.

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

10. What does S.A.S. stand for?
(a) Special Armed Services.
(b) Special Air Services.
(c) Strategic Air Services.
(d) Strategic Armed Services.

11. What is Beckwith's tone of the book?
(a) Informative, personable, and technical.
(b) Informative and personable.
(c) Informative and technical.
(d) Personable and technical.

12. Which group is Beckwith the operations officer for at the start of Chapter 8?
(a) The 4th Group.
(b) The 6th Group.
(c) The 7th Group.
(d) The 5th Group.

13. What year is it when Beckwith describes the bond he has with his men in Chapter 12?
(a) Late 1967.
(b) Early 1966.
(c) Late 1966.
(d) Early 1967,

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does General Rogers direct Beckwith to do during their meeting in Chapter 21?

3. Along with Delta Force, what is Beckwith also running in Chapter 18?

4. As outlined in Chapter 22, who is directly above Beckwith in the chain of command?

5. Who appoints the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff?

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