Black Hawk Down - Practice Test
A. Know the places marked on the map of Mogadishu shown below.
WORKING WITH MAPS - Outcome #3
B. Answer the following questions: IMPORTANT PEOPLE – Outcome #2
1. Who was the pilot of Super 61, the 1st Black Hawk to be shot down?
2. Who was the leader of the Habr Gidr clan?
3. Who was the .50 cal. machine gunner nicknamed “Little Hunter”
4. Who was the “company clerk” who was assigned to the Task Force at the last minute.
5. Who was the Ranger’s Commanding Officer who was a former Georgia football player, and thought the Delta Commandos were undisciplined?
6. Who was the Ranger who bled to death after being shot in the femoral artery?
7. Who was the top Political Advisor to Aidid & one of the primary targets of the raid?
8. Who was the Pilot of Star 41, an MH-6 Little Bird who rescued 2 men from the wreckage
of Super 61?
9. Who was the Delta Commando who was killed by a mortar round 2 days after the raid?
10. Who was the 1st American soldier to die in the battle?
11. Who was the Pilot of Super 64 who was captured and held prisoner by the Somalis?
12. Who was Aidid’s “Foreign Minister” (one of the main targets of the raid)?
13. Who was the soldier who fell 70 feet from the helicopter.
14. Who was the U.N. Secretary General who was a long-time enemy of Aidid?
15. Who was the leader of “Chalk 4” (this was his 1st time to lead men in combat)?
16. Who was the Delta Team Leader who was accidentally shot by some nervous Rangers?
17. Who was the Commander of “Task Force Ranger”?
18. Who was President of the United States at the time of the raid?
19. Who was the U.S. Secretary of Defense who resigned in the aftermath of the raid?
20. Who negotiated the release of Michael Durant?
21. Whose body was paraded around the streets of Mogadishu in a wheel barrow?
22. Who was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor for bravery in the battle?
23. Who was the Ranger known as “Alphabet” who was killed by an RPG round?
24. Who was the Propaganda Minister for Aidid who kept Durant captive?
25. Who was the Commander of the ground convoy in the initial assault?
Name the Following: VOCABULARY TERMS - THINGS/EQUIPMENT – Outcome #1
26. Somali vehicles with .50 cal. machine guns mounted in back.
27. The Somali clan that Aidid led.
28. A light anti-tank weapon. It’s disposable tube weighs only 3 pounds.
29. A squad automatic weapon. A hand-carried machine gun with a bipod attached to a
gas cylinder.
30. The small, fast, highly-maneuverable helicopter with a bubble front.
31. The Russian-designed assault rifle used by many Somalis.
32. A Sikorsky-made UH-60 helicopter used primarily as a troop transport.
33. An Air Force gunship used to provide close air support and armed reconnaissance.
34. A rocket-propelled grenade fired from a tube by the Somalis.
35. The standard issue automatic rifle carried by the American soldiers.
36. The Special Operations Aviation Regiment, the 160th US Army Division based at
Fort Campbell Ky.
37. The 4-Propeller Navy spy plane which circled the city videotaping the entire raid.
38. The plant the Somalis chewed. Used as a stimulant.
39. The group whose primary task is to locate and recover downed aircrews.
40. A squad of soldiers assigned to a helicopter. Usually about a dozen.
41. An armored tank-like vehicle which carries troops.
42. The U.S. Army’s elite counter-terrorism unit made up of 150 man squadrons.
43. A harmless hand grenade that gives off smoke and makes noise.44. Protective material capable of stopping small caliber bullets and shrapnel.
The next two sections (outcomes 4 & 5) were made into multiple
choice questions on the actual test.
TURNING POINTS & CRUCIAL BATTLES: Outcome #4
42. What event was the crucial turning point in the Battle of Mogadishu?
43. What event was a turning point in that it caused the majority of Somalis in Mogadishu to shift their support to Aidid and begin treating U.S. & U.N. forces as their enemy?
44.What was the crucial flaw in the mission which caused several deaths and caused one Blackhawk pilot to be captured and held hostage?
45. What action on October 4th was a turning-point in favor of the U.S. Task Force & allowed them to finally escape the Somali crowds and reach safety?
OPOSING VIEWPOINTS / CAUSE & EFFECT: Outcome #5
46. Why were the U.S. Marines first sent to Somalia by President George H.W. Bush?
47. What was the event that caused the first American to die in the battle of Mogadishu?
48. What actions by the warlords led the United Nations to change the mission from one of humanitarian relief, to a mission of “nation building”?
49. What event was the first unexpected incident to cause the soldiers in Task Force Ranger
to change their original plans?
50. What was the main cause of the rescue convoy getting lost on the way to the 1st crash site?
