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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. According to Grossman in Chapter 3, why would racially and ethnically dominant rhetoric by American leaders have been unhelpful in the Iraq War?
(a) Our military is multi-racial.
(b) We have not official language or religion.
(c) Our enemies and allies were the same race.
(d) We have a history of domestic racial oppression.

2. In Chapter 7, an anonymous soldier compares what horrific incident to masturbation?
(a) The Katyn massacre.
(b) The Cultural Revolution.
(c) The Battle of Shiloh.
(d) The My Lai massacre.

3. According to Grossman in Chapter 2, who is often given the cold shoulder in the military?
(a) Snipers.
(b) Grunts.
(c) Newly-commisioned officers.
(d) Diplomats.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 2, what advice do German World War I vets give World War II recruits?

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

3. What occurs as a result of exhaustion after the 60-day mark of continuous combat?

4. How many tours in Vietnam did the vet quoted in Chapter 7 serve before realizing that the killing urge was consuming him?

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

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