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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. At the end of Chapter 4, what physical reaction to exhaustion and hunger does Grossman cite?
(a) Involuntary urination.
(b) Body tremors.
(c) Ulcers.
(d) Organ failure.

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

3. What occurs as a result of exhaustion after the 60-day mark of continuous combat?
(a) Narcolepsy.
(b) Muscle atrophy.
(c) Death.
(d) Hallucinations.

4. According to the DSM, when is Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder most severe?
(a) When the victim was severely injured.
(b) When it happens in wartime.
(c) When it happens in peacetime.
(d) When the trauma was caused by a person.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Grosman in Chapter 5, why do combatants choose the slash rather than thrust with edged weapons?

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

3. In Chapter 3, Grossman says what two stimuli most often impel soldiers to kill?

4. In Chapter 6, Grossman points out that hand-to-hand combat creates awareness of what?

5. In the study cited by Grossman at the end of Chapter 5, what stimulus was applied to test dogs?

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