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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 4, The Limits of Human Endurance and the Lessons of 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) Israel.
(b) The Soviet Union.
(c) Korea.
(d) France.

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

3. According to Grossman in Chapter 2, what is the purpose of after-mission briefings in modern wars?
(a) Reinforcing the rightness of their combat.
(b) Allowing a cool-down period for soldiers.
(c) Researching the stressors most affecting men.
(d) Sharing best practices.

4. In the study cited by Grossman at the end of Chapter 5, what stimulus was applied to test dogs?
(a) Electric shocks.
(b) Loud noises.
(c) Rotten food.
(d) Extreme cold.

5. What occurs as a result of exhaustion after the 60-day mark of continuous combat?
(a) Narcolepsy.
(b) Hallucinations.
(c) Death.
(d) Muscle atrophy.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What reason is given in Bhagavad Gita to justify killing?

3. Between which two stages of the killing process is a murder-suicide fluctuating, as described in Chapter 2?

4. In the mythology cited at the end of Chapter 7, who is born of the marriage of Aries and Aphrodite?

5. What stigma constitutes a gray atrocity?

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