Victim Or Hero?

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Victim Or Hero Survey

Can Everyone Be A Hero?

1. If a corporal in the infantry is killed by the enemy while fighting in a battle during war, is he a hero?	Yes No I never thought about it

2. If a commander in the infantry is killed by the enemy while fighting in a battle during war, is he a hero?	Yes No I never thought about it

3. If, while teaching, a school teacher is shot by a student and killed, is she a heroine?	Yes No I never thought about it

4. If, while teaching, a school teacher is shot by a student and survives, is she a heroine?	Yes No I never thought about it

5. If, while teaching, a school teacher is shot by a student, takes the student's gun and kills him, is she a heroine?	Yes No I never thought about it

6. If a football player dies of a heart attack during practice, is he a hero?	Yes No I never thought about it

7. If a football player dies of a heart attack during a game, is he a hero?	Yes No I never thought about it

8. If a fireman in your home town were fighting a house fire and the front of the burning house collapsed on him and he died instantly, is he a hero?	Yes No I never thought about it

9. If a fireman in your home town were fighting a house fire and the front of the burning house collapsed on him and he died two days later, is he a hero?	Yes No I never thought about it

10. If a fireman in your home town were fighting a house fire and the front of the burning house collapsed on him, he survived and recovered fully, is he a hero?	Yes No I never thought about it

11. If a fireman in your home town were fighting a house fire and the front of the burning house collapsed on him and he survived but lost a leg, is he a hero?	Yes No I never thought about it

12. If a fireman in your home town were fighting a house fire and the front of the burning house collapsed on him as he was re-entering the house to rescue three children and a dog and all survived, is he a hero?	Yes No I never thought about it

13. If firemen in your home town were fighting a house fire and the front of the burning house collapsed, but no resident was injured or killed because they all evacuated before the fire department arrived, is the fire chief a hero?	Yes No I never thought about it

14. Does it seem that today almost any victim of a bad or sad event is a hero?	Yes No I never thought about it

15. Members of which group(s) on the right are genuine heroes?	All fire fighters All policemen All military personnel All fire fighters killed while doing their jobs All policemen killed while doing their jobs All military personnel killed while doing their jobs All fire fighters killed while rescuing victims All policemen killed while protecting victims All military personnel killed while rescuing their comrades

16. Only fire fighters, policemen & soldiers who do extraordinary things while doing their jobs are genuine heroes.	Agree Disagree

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