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c. patent creation
d. industry

2. Based on the essay, among which group would you not expect

to find lassitude and complacency?

a. students in a tenth-grade classroom

b. office workers in an insurance company
c. players at a pickup game of basketball

d. scientists researching a cure for cancer at a prestigious

university

3. What is retired general Stanley McChrystal’s proposal?

a. a period of national military service
b. a period of service that might or might not include

military service

c. a return to the values of “the Greatest Generation”

d. rigorous boot-camp-style training to build character

4. How did the author say he benefited from military service?

a. He earned the right to be buried with full military honors.

b. His Uncle Sam taught him virtue.

c. He overcame shyness and gained poise.

d. He served in an armored cavalry squadron.

5. The author believes that enduring hardship and sacrifice for

one’s country

a. builds character.

b. was only done by the Greatest Generation.