The main point of the excerpt is that readers should be aware of the damage that the war has done to a generation of men who were impacted by it, and read the book with this idea in mind.
The epigraph wants to make sure that readers who approach this book do it with the same purpose as the one with which the author wrote it. He does not want the readers to think of this book as an accusation, a confession or an adventure.
The choices to each question are as follows:
1. Why did the Founders include the Establishment and Free Exercise Clauses about religion in the First Amendment?
C. They believed that in order to have a democracy, all Americans should embrace the same religious values.
2. How has the Supreme Court reshaped its interpretation of the Second Amendment?
C. It upheld prohibitions against the possession of firearms by felons.
3. A state constitution states that it has been written to establish justice, maintain order, and perpetuate liberty. This closely aligns with which section of the U.S. Constitution?
A. The Preamble
4. Which of the following are reasons that the government may limit individual rights for the public good? Select all that apply. (Three answers)
B. to promote health
C. to promote morals
E. to promote safety
5. How did the U.S. government show that it agreed with Dr. King?
D. Beginning in 1957, Congress passed a series of civil rights laws that ensured the rights of African Americans and other minority groups.
