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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. In Chapter 4, the story of the soldier who kills a young enemy and immediately breaks down crying takes place in what country?
(a) The Soviet Union.
(b) Korea.
(c) France.
(d) Israel.
2. What is a common feature of natural warriors presented in Chapter 5?
(a) They experienced violence as children.
(b) They join the military before the age of 25.
(c) They have no religious affiliation.
(d) They come from working class families.
3. According to Grossman in Chapter 2, what is the purpose of after-mission briefings in modern wars?
(a) Allowing a cool-down period for soldiers.
(b) Researching the stressors most affecting men.
(c) Sharing best practices.
(d) Reinforcing the rightness of their combat.
4. Which of the following is not an item that aids in rationalization and acceptance as delineated at the beginning of Chapter 2?
(a) Decisive victory ceremony.
(b) Encouragement from the public.
(c) Clearly defines safe areas.
(d) Monuments.
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 American.
(b) Neither man.
(c) Both men.
(d) The Viet Cong.
Short Answer Questions
1. Which of the following is not an example provided in Chapter 2 of Vietnam's "dirty" combat?
2. By 1971, what percentage of evacuations from Vietnam was related to psychiatric problems?
3. According to Grossman in Chapter 5, what component separates a natural warrior from a psychopath?
4. In Chapter 5, how does Grossman describe natural warriors' attitudes toward less aggressive colleagues?
5. In the World War II stories of Chapter 4, what do soldiers do to avoid killing?
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