--- title: Soft words for hard things: war, the military and violence — the lesson's questions with trees and pragmatics · Euphemisms description: The 18 test and exam questions of lesson 26 «Soft words for hard things: war, the military and violence» of the euphemisms course of Mova's primary school, each with its options, Mova's choice and the right answer, every sentence with its dependency tree and pragmatics. --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/euphemisms/26-war-and-the-military/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [questions](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/) / [Euphemisms](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/euphemisms/) / Soft words for hard things: war, the m… # Soft words for hard things: war, the military and violence The 18 questions of lesson 26 «Soft words for hard things: war, the military and violence» of the euphemisms course of Mova's primary school with their options, 105 sentences, every one parsed by Mova with its syntax tree and pragmatics. How the student did on them: [the lesson at school](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/school-run/euphemisms/26-war-and-the-military/). - [t1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/euphemisms/26-war-and-the-military/t1/) — News: "The ministry confirms our losses in the eastern sector were light." What really happened? — wrong ✗ · ★ - [t2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/euphemisms/26-war-and-the-military/t2/) — A general says: "We carried out kinetic action against the depot overnight." What happened? — right ✓ · ★ - [t3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/euphemisms/26-war-and-the-military/t3/) — "Our forces made a tactical redeployment to the river line." Which is true? — wrong ✗ · ★ - [t4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/euphemisms/26-war-and-the-military/t4/) — Grandad: "My uncle came back from the war with battle fatigue, never the same after." What was wrong? — wrong ✗ · ★ - [t5](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/euphemisms/26-war-and-the-military/t5/) — A leader calls the invasion of a neighbour a "special military operation". Why use that phrase? — wrong ✗ · ★ - [t6](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/euphemisms/26-war-and-the-military/t6/) — Mate: "lol my brother says a surgical strike means the army docs go on strike, right?" Is he right? — right ✓ · ★ - [t7](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/euphemisms/26-war-and-the-military/t7/) — History book: "The village was pacified in 1902." What most likely happened there? — wrong ✗ · ★ - [t8](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/euphemisms/26-war-and-the-military/t8/) — A report says the rebels chose "soft targets" like markets. What does it mean? — right ✓ · ★ - [t9](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/euphemisms/26-war-and-the-military/t9/) — "Bloody hell, they're calling a three-year war a 'conflict' now." What is the speaker angry about? — wrong ✗ · ★ - [t10](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/euphemisms/26-war-and-the-military/t10/) — A company boss: "We provide private military contractors abroad." What does the company sell? — right ✓ · ★ - [t11](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/euphemisms/26-war-and-the-military/t11/) — An Irish nan says: "That was during the Troubles, love." What time is she talking about? — right ✓ · ★ - [t12](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/euphemisms/26-war-and-the-military/t12/) — A minister: "The deterrent keeps Britain safe." What is he talking about? — right ✓ · ★ - [t13](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/euphemisms/26-war-and-the-military/t13/) — "We'll degrade their air defences," says the spokesman. What will really happen? — wrong ✗ · ★ - [t14](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/euphemisms/26-war-and-the-military/t14/) — "They didn't run away — it was a strategic withdrawal!" says a boastful soldier. What really happened? — wrong ✗ · ★ - [e1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/euphemisms/26-war-and-the-military/e1/) — Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the expression "ethnic cleansing"? — wrong ✗ · exam - [e2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/euphemisms/26-war-and-the-military/e2/) — Identify the meaning of "the final solution" as employed by the National Socialist regime. — wrong ✗ · exam - [e3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/euphemisms/26-war-and-the-military/e3/) — Select the response that is consistent with the established meaning of a "pre-emptive strike". — right ✓ · exam - [e4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/euphemisms/26-war-and-the-military/e4/) — It is given that a commander reports that a target was "serviced". Ascertain what occurred. — wrong ✗ · exam - ← previous: [25. 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