What It Is Like to Go to War Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

Karl Marlantes
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What It Is Like to Go to War Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

Karl Marlantes
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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the longest that Marlantes' grandmother lived with his mother?

2. How much did Marlantes' German shepherd weight?

3. What was the name of Marlantes' German shepherd?

4. What human form did the god in "Mahabharata" take?

5. Where was Zoomer injured?

Short Essay Questions

1. When Zoomer was struggling to breathe, what incident did Marlantes remember from his youth?

2. What type of power did a platoon commander have?

3. How were soldiers regarded by the American people during World War II?

4. Why did Marlantes say that war is the antithesis of a fundamental rule of moral conduct?

5. What did Marlantes believe happened to warriors who were not adequately prepared to take life away from others?

6. What did Marlantes say about his spiritual condition in 1968?

7. What was one method that Marlantes believed could alleviate or eliminate guilt for war-time actions?

8. What was the recurring nightmare that Marlantes first had?

9. Why did Marlantes keep a picture of a girl from Mozambique on his file cabinet.

10. What type of atrocities did Jane Goodall witness?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In Chapter Two, Marlantes discussed what it felt like to kill someone. Discuss the feelings that Marlantes and others might have had about killing someone.

Essay Topic 2

In the preface, Marlantes explained why he wrote "What it is Like to Go to War." Discuss why Marlantes wrote the book.

Essay Topic 3

In Chapter Two, Marlantes discussed the split that occurred when a warrior killed. Discuss the split and why Marlantes felt it was important that warriors learn how to put the pieces of their psyches back together again.

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