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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 7, what does Grossman cite as a powerful examine of of link between violence and sex in popular culture?
(a) Russ Meyer pictures.
(b) Girls-with-guns videos.
(c) Miami Vice.
(d) Dead teenager slasher films.

2. According to Grossman at the end of Chapter 5, on which individual are the affects of horror in combat most psychologically damaging?
(a) Combatant.
(b) Correspondant.
(c) POW.
(d) Civilian.

3. In regards to war, what group of people does Grossman say in Chapter 1 is most distanced in their decision-making?
(a) Politicians.
(b) Generals.
(c) Petty officers.
(d) Contractors.

4. How does the military normally deal with the problem of exhaustion in combat?
(a) Vitamin supplements.
(b) Extra rations.
(c) Field manuals.
(d) Boot camp prep.

5. In Chapter 4, what World War II battle does Grossman cite as an example of hunger deciding combat?
(a) Stalingrad.
(b) Midway.
(c) Iwo Jima.
(d) Normandy.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Grossman in Chapter 2, what do POW executions do to an enemy?

2. In what country did the case-study of Chapter 4 take place?

3. Which of the following is not a category of atrocity listed in Chapter 1?

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

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

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