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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 3,Killing and Physical Distance: From a Distance You Don't Look Anything Like a Friend: Chapter 5, Killing at Edged-Weapons Range | Section 3, Killing and Physical Distance: From a Distance You Don't Look Anything Like a Friend: Chapter 6, Killing at Hand-to-Hand Combat Range.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Grossman at the beginning of Chapter 5, what produces actual terror in really dangerous situations?
(a) Proximity to human maliciousness.
(b) Proximity to death.
(c) Lack of order.
(d) Lack of control.

2. According to Grossman in Chapter 3, why do most soldiers refuse to discuss their aversion to killing?
(a) To scare would-be challengers.
(b) To impress civilians.
(c) To save face with others.
(d) To avoid court martial.

3. According to Grosman in Chapter 5, why do combatants choose the slash rather than thrust with edged weapons?
(a) It wounds rather than kills.
(b) It creates a radius of safety.
(c) It can be done while moving.
(d) It is a simpler motion.

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

5. In the study cited by Grossman at the end of Chapter 5, what stimulus was applied to test dogs?
(a) Rotten food.
(b) Extreme cold.
(c) Electric shocks.
(d) Loud noises.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What conversion did most military personnel make to their bayonets in combat?

3. Which Roman leader and writer does Grossman quote in Chapter 4?

4. At the end of Chapter 4, what reason does Grossman give for the increase in firing and killing in recent wars?

5. According to Grossman at the end of Chapter 5, on which individual are the affects of horror in combat most psychologically damaging?

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