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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) 50.
(b) 12.
(c) 75.
(d) 28.

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

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

4. 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) Both men.
(c) Neither man.
(d) The American.

5. 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) 20.
(b) 30.
(c) 10.
(d) 50.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. In Chapter 5, what is another profession Grossman mentions that natural warriors often enter besides the military?

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

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

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