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

2. In the story at the beginning of Chapter 3, what percentage of soldiers questioned said they were certain they had killed even one enemy in combat?
(a) 50.
(b) 20.
(c) 30.
(d) 10.

3. What percentage of the population qualifies as a natural warrior?
(a) About 25 percent.
(b) About 10 percent.
(c) About 6 percent.
(d) About 2 percent.

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

5. In Chapter 5, what is another profession Grossman mentions that natural warriors often enter besides the military?
(a) Advertising.
(b) Professional sports.
(c) Law enforcement.
(d) Construction.

Short Answer Questions

1. How were tours of duty different in Vietnam compared to other wars?

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

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

4. Which of the following is not an example provided in Chapter 2 of Vietnam's "dirty" combat?

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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