Mennonite Central Committee

1. According to Selective Service, a conscientious objector is someone who:

A. objects to serving in the armed forces for religious reasons only

B. objects to fighting in certain wars for political resons

C. objects to serving in the armed forces for either religious or moral reasons

D. objects to serving in the armed forces during time of war only.

2. What famous prize fighter went to jail at the prime of his career because he was a conscientious objector to war, saying, “I'm giving up my title, my wealth, maybe my future.”

A. Sonny Liston

B. Muhammed Ali

C. Rocky Marciano

D. Sugar Ray Leonard

3. Who was the only congress person to vote against U.S. entry into both WW I and WW II?

A. Jane Addams

B. Woodrow Wilson

C. Dorothy Day

D. Jeannette Rankin

4. All 18-year-old males are required to register with Selective Service within 30 days of their birthday. Failure to do so could result in serious penalties. The most common penalty is:

A. Loss of eligibility for all federal education benefits

B. 5 years in jail

C. Loss of driver's license

D. A $250,000 fine

5. In the year 339 A.D., Martin of Tours, a soldier in the Roman Army, declared himself a conscientious objector to war. He was:

A. immediately beheaded

B. put on the front lines of battle where he died

C. discharged after he began to carry a cross instead of a sword

D. ridiculed and tortured, and eventually changed his mind

6. Once someone signs up for the military they must complete basic training before they are eligible for any kind of discharge, including a conscientious objector discharge.

A. True

B. False

7. During the Vietnam War, Ted Studebaker, a conscientious objector to war, performed his alternate service in:

A. a hospital in Ohio

B. a mental health facility

C. Mennonite Central Committee headquarters

D. a village in Vietnam

8. Nearly 100 countries in the world have some system of military conscription. Of this number, how many countries do NOT provide the option of alternate service for conscientious objectors?

A. 12

B. 30

C. 48

D. 83

9. Former Senator Sam Nunn (D, GA) in a speech before Congress, said the following: Their first amendment rights of speech and of association are limited. To which of the following groups was Senator Nunn referring?

A. Children

B. Citizens of China

C. Members of the U.S. military

D. Conscientious objectors

10. Draft-age male immigrants to the U.S. are required to serve in the armed forces as a condition of citizenship.

A. True

B. False

11. “One must first be stripped clean. Freed of all the false notions of self...Comfort is an illusion...It narrows the mind. Weakens the body...Comfort is neither welcome nor tolerated here.”

A. a U.S. Marines web page

B. a training camp for conscientious objectors during WW II

C. an early Christian community

D. a Russian army basic training camp

12. Which one of the following was a conscientious objector during WWII, refused induction into Hitler's army, and was executed?

A. Dietrich Bonhoeffer

B. Franz Jaggerstatter

C. Hans de Boer

D. Jurgen Moltmann

13. How many U.S. soldiers applied for conscientious objector status around the time of the Gulf War?

A. 76

B. 2,500

C. 312

D. 1,400

14. What was No. 1 Field Punishment?

A. Punishment for soldiers and conscientious objectors during WW I by the British Army

B. Punishment for conscientious objectors to war instituted by Hitler in WW II

C. Punishment for U.S. prisoners of war in Hanoi during the Vietnam War

D. Punishment in Japanese Internment Camps in the U.S. during WW II

15. The U.S. law which set up alternate service for conscientious objectors under civilian direction was passed in:

A. 1917

B. 1861

C. 1964

D. 1940