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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. By 1971, what percentage of evacuations from Vietnam was related to psychiatric problems?
(a) 12.
(b) 50.
(c) 28.
(d) 75.

2. What cold consolation for Vietnam vets does Grossman acknowledge in Chapter 2?
(a) The end of the draft.
(b) The fall of the Soviet Union.
(c) The successful political careers of several vets.
(d) The changes to military training policy because of the war.

3. What is a common feature of natural warriors presented in Chapter 5?
(a) They come from working class families.
(b) They experienced violence as children.
(c) They join the military before the age of 25.
(d) They have no religious affiliation.

4. According to Grossman in Chapter 5, what component separates a natural warrior from a psychopath?
(a) Charisma.
(b) Intelligence.
(c) Empathy.
(d) Control.

5. 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) The Viet Cong.
(b) Neither man.
(c) The American.
(d) Both men.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What percentage of the population qualifies as a natural warrior?

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

5. According to Grossman in Chapter 3, what is the immediate reaction to killing from a soldier?

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