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4 Questions: Night Vision Name: Date: 1. What allowed the Army Rangers to see in the dark? A M-4 rifles that had special lenses B eyeglasses with special lenses C thermal imaging night vision goggles D high-powered flashlights 2. The Army Rangers wore thermal imaging night vision goggles. What effect did this have on the Army Rangers ability to fight the insurgents early that Christmas morning in Mosul? A They were able to see the insurgents hidden in the bunker but not the ones in the dark rooms of the house, resulting in the death of the Rangers. B They were able to see the insurgents hidden in the house at night and kill 10 insurgents. C They made it more difficult to see and fight the insurgents hidden in the house at night but easier to see and fight them during the daytime. D They were able to see the insurgents hidden in the house, but the insurgents still got away. 3. The thermal imaging night vision goggles are one of the best tools American soldiers have on the battlefield. What evidence from the text supports this conclusion? A The goggles gave the Army Rangers an advantage over the insurgents because the Rangers could pinpoint the insurgents exact locations in the dark. B American soldiers also use sophisticated weapons such as warplanes and satellite-guided bombs. C The human eye can detect only a very narrow range of visible radiation, which we see as light bouncing off objects. D The goggles have special lenses used to capture all the infrared radiation being emitted by all the people and things in view. 4. What can be concluded about the tools the insurgents used to fight the Army Rangers? A The insurgents did not have any weapons with which to fight the Army Rangers. B The insurgents also had thermal imaging night vision goggles. C The insurgents used weapons the Army Rangers did not have. D The insurgents did not have thermal imaging night vision goggles. 1

5 Questions: Night Vision 5. What is the main idea of this passage? A American military forces must not depend on the information Iraqis give during battles with insurgents. B American military forces do not have the weapons they need to fight their enemies in the battlefield. C American military forces use tools, such as thermal imaging night vision goggles, on the battlefield that give them an advantage over their enemies. D American military forces must fight their enemies at night when their enemies are not able to see them. 6. Why does the author use quotations from the Army Rangers throughout the passage? A to show that the Army Rangers had different accounts of the same events described in the passage B to show the Army Rangers perspectives of the events described in the passage C to show that the Army Rangers helped write the passage D to show that the Army Rangers are the only ones who can give an accurate account of what happened 7. Choose the answer that best completes the sentence below. The insurgents in the house could not see the Rangers, the Rangers knew exactly where the insurgents were located in the dark. A but B because C so D if 8. What did the Rangers do when they became suspicious about the conflicting accounts Iraqis gave of how many people were in the house? 2

6 Questions: Night Vision 9. What did the Army Rangers commander, Blake, do when the Army Rangers retreated from the house? 10. The thermal imaging night vision goggles helped the Army Rangers kill the insurgents early that Christmas morning in Mosul. Explain what other factors contributed to the success of this mission. Use evidence from the text to support your answer. 3

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