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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. Which Civil War officer does Grossman quote at the beginning of Chapter 5?
(a) Pickett.
(b) Jackson.
(c) Sherman.
(d) McClellen.

2. According to Grossman in Chapter 1, why is it easy for the wealthy to oppress the poor without feeling guilt?
(a) They do not see the effects of the oppression.
(b) Theydo not consider the poor people.
(c) They think they are helping to motivate the poor to work.
(d) The wealthy do not feel guilt.

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

4. 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.

5. 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) Orca.
(b) Ram.
(c) Gorilla.
(d) Stag.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Grossman in Chapter 2, who is often given the cold shoulder in the military?

2. In Chapter 2, what civilian activity does Grossman use to illustrate the distance-guilt relationship?

3. In Chapter 7, what does Grossman cite as a powerful examine of of link between violence and sex in popular culture?

4. According to Grossman in Chapter 3, why would racially and ethnically dominant rhetoric by American leaders have been unhelpful in the Iraq War?

5. In regards to war, what group of people does Grossman say in Chapter 1 is most distanced in their decision-making?

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