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

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

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

5. Which of the following is not an example provided in Chapter 2 of Vietnam's "dirty" combat?
(a) Killing up close.
(b) Killing women and children.
(c) Encroaching into neighboring countries.
(d) Burning down civilian homes.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In the World War II stories of Chapter 4, what do soldiers do to avoid killing?

3. In the final story of Chapter 4, the one in which an American and Viet Cong soldier happen upon each other, who is killed?

4. What is a common feature of natural warriors presented in Chapter 5?

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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