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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. 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) Monuments.
(c) Encouragement from the public.
(d) Clearly defines safe areas.

2. Chapter 7 begins with several vets joking about raping and murdering which public figure?
(a) Hillary Clinton.
(b) Gloria Steinem.
(c) Susan Sarandon.
(d) Jane Fonda.

3. Which Civil War officer does Grossman quote at the beginning of Chapter 5?
(a) Jackson.
(b) Pickett.
(c) Sherman.
(d) McClellen.

4. Which of the following is not a sign of psychological trauma discussed in Chapter 1?
(a) Sporadic Violence.
(b) Character Disorders.
(c) Fatigue States.
(d) Obsessional and Compulsive States.

5. In Chapter 2, Grossman says the discussion of the killing process is most effective with which people?
(a) War vets.
(b) Criminal psychologists.
(c) Convicted murderers.
(d) School children.

Short Answer Questions

1. To what presidency does Grossman apply the killing process in Chapter 2?

2. How does the rationalization of Ray, the Panama vet quoted at the end of Chapter 1, manifest itself?

3. 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?

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

5. According to Grossman in Chapter 1, why is it easy for the wealthy to oppress the poor without feeling guilt?

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