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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 5, how does Grossman describe natural warriors' attitudes toward less aggressive colleagues?
(a) Protective.
(b) Contemptuous.
(c) Dismissive.
(d) Wary.

2. In Chapter 7, an anonymous soldier compares what horrific incident to masturbation?
(a) The Katyn massacre.
(b) The My Lai massacre.
(c) The Cultural Revolution.
(d) The Battle of Shiloh.

3. Where did the VFW Hall story at the beginning of Chapter 1 take place?
(a) New York.
(b) Ohio.
(c) Arkansas.
(d) Florida.

4. According to Grossman in Chapter 3, why would racially and ethnically dominant rhetoric by American leaders have been unhelpful in the Iraq War?
(a) We have a history of domestic racial oppression.
(b) Our enemies and allies were the same race.
(c) Our military is multi-racial.
(d) We have not official language or religion.

5. According to Grossman in Chapter 1, what was the solution the American military's solution after World War II to many soldiers more willing to shoot?
(a) More careful recruiting screening.
(b) Psychological bombardment.
(c) Advances in rifle firing range.
(d) An all-volunteer army.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 1, Grossman cites a study which says vets are most likely to fire when?

2. What occurs as a result of exhaustion after the 60-day mark of continuous combat?

3. At the end of Chapter 8, what does Grossman say psychiatrists need to explore to treat traumatized servicemen?

4. Which of the following is not a response to killing as described at the beginning of Chapter 1?

5. What does Gossman say edged weapons produce effectively at the beginning of Chapter 5?

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