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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 5, Killing and Atrocities: No Honor Here, No Virtue : Chapters 1-4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 2, what advice do German World War I vets give World War II recruits?
(a) Do not distinguish between civilian and enemy.
(b) Kill any Russian you encounter.
(c) Surrender to the Americans.
(d) Go AWOL near the Swiss border.

2. Which of the following is not an animal that Grossman uses as an example of sexual dominating behavior at the beginning of Chapter 7?
(a) Gorilla.
(b) Orca.
(c) Stag.
(d) Ram.

3. How many tours in Vietnam did the vet quoted in Chapter 7 serve before realizing that the killing urge was consuming him?
(a) 4.
(b) 6.
(c) 1.
(d) 2.

4. In what country did the case-study of Chapter 4 take place?
(a) Philippines.
(b) Congo.
(c) Thailand.
(d) Rwanda.

5. Which of the following is not a category of atrocity listed in Chapter 1?
(a) Gray.
(b) White.
(c) Red.
(d) Black.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 3, an Israeli study says a hostage is much more likely to die if what?

2. What is the unifying element that links all of the coping tactics in Chapter 3?

3. According to Grossman in Chapter 1, why is it easy for the wealthy to oppress the poor without feeling guilt?

4. At the end of Chapter 4, what physical reaction to exhaustion and hunger does Grossman cite?

5. Chapter 7 begins with several vets joking about raping and murdering which public figure?

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