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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 7, Killing in Vietnam: What Have We Done to Our Soldiers? : Chapter 2, What Have We Done to Our Soldiers? The Rationalization of Killing and How it Failed in Vietnam.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Grossman in Chapter 3, what is the immediate reaction to killing from a soldier?
(a) Denial.
(b) Confusion.
(c) Euphoria.
(d) Depression.

2. During World War I, what was the favored weapon of American servicemen for killing enemy combatants?
(a) Grenades.
(b) Mines.
(c) Rifles.
(d) Bayonet.

3. How were tours of duty different in Vietnam compared to other wars?
(a) Tours were 24 months instead of 12.
(b) Tours could be anywhere, not only the capital.
(c) Tours were individual, not unit-based.
(d) Tours of duty were not voluntary.

4. In the final story of Chapter 4, the one in which an American and Viet Cong soldier happen upon each other, who is killed?
(a) Both men.
(b) The Viet Cong.
(c) The American.
(d) Neither man.

5. In the World War II stories of Chapter 4, what do soldiers do to avoid killing?
(a) Smoke cigarettes.
(b) Pretend to be dead.
(c) Surrender to German troops.
(d) Sleep.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Grossman in Chapter 5, what component separates a natural warrior from a psychopath?

2. In Chapter 5, what is another profession Grossman mentions that natural warriors often enter besides the military?

3. What cold consolation for Vietnam vets does Grossman acknowledge in Chapter 2?

4. As described in Chapter 5, natural warriors are able to kill without what?

5. In Chapter 4, the story of the soldier who kills a young enemy and immediately breaks down crying takes place in what country?

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