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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. What great advance in military technology did Gustavus Adolphus create?
(a) The black powder rifle.
(b) The chain gun.
(c) The portable cannon.
(d) The automatic rifle.

2. According to Grossman in Chapter 1, which type of combatants are more prone than most to a powerful exhilaration stage?
(a) Fighter pilots.
(b) Navy seals.
(c) Marines.
(d) New grunts.

3. 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) 30.
(b) 10.
(c) 20.
(d) 50.

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

5. At the end of Chapter 4, what physical reaction to exhaustion and hunger does Grossman cite?
(a) Body tremors.
(b) Organ failure.
(c) Ulcers.
(d) Involuntary urination.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Grossman in Chapter 7, how long can guilt over killing last?

2. By 1971, what percentage of evacuations from Vietnam was related to psychiatric problems?

3. Which Civil War officer does Grossman quote at the beginning of Chapter 5?

4. Which of the following is not a stage of Stockholm Syndrome?

5. In regards to war, what group of people does Grossman say in Chapter 1 is most distanced in their decision-making?

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