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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 4, The Limits of Human Endurance and the Lessons of Vietnam.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To what presidency does Grossman apply the killing process in Chapter 2?
(a) George HW Bush.
(b) Ronald Reagan.
(c) Andrew Johnson.
(d) Franklin Roosevelt.

2. In combat, Grossman says in Chapter 4 that the two entities individuals most want to defend are what?
(a) Self and family.
(b) Self and country.
(c) Self and comrades.
(d) Family and comrades.

3. In terms of effective leadership, what disadvantage do mercenaries and gang leaders have?
(a) Their men traditionally try to unseat them.
(b) They traditionally do not work their way through the ranks.
(c) They are asking their men to commit illegal acts.
(d) They do not have formal education or training.

4. In Vietnam, about how many rounds did it take to kill one enemy soldier?
(a) 150.
(b) 50,000.
(c) 11,000./
(d) 2,000.

5. In Chapter 7, what reason does Grossman give for the cultural separation between officers and enlisted men in the military?
(a) Allowing officers the separation to send men on dangerous missions.
(b) A means of maintaining a socioeconomic status quo.
(c) A means for instilling fear in the enlisted men.
(d) A way to encourage enlisted men to strive and advance.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the rationalization of Ray, the Panama vet quoted at the end of Chapter 1, manifest itself?

2. According to Grossman in Chapter 6, why is a suicide bomber more effective than a traditional shooter?

3. In conditioning soldiers to fire quickly, what has the military not prepared them for?

4. In RB Anderson's excerpt in Chapter 1, what aspect of Vietnam does he claim non-vets do not understand?

5. What reason is given in Bhagavad Gita to justify killing?

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