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

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

3. What does Gossman say edged weapons produce effectively at the beginning of Chapter 5?
(a) Fear.
(b) Movement.
(c) Dismemberment.
(d) Death.

4. What reason is given in Bhagavad Gita to justify killing?
(a) Every man chooses his own death.
(b) Soldiers must kill or be killed.
(c) All men are of the same Spirit.
(d) Killing is deliverance into heaven.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. What does Grossman cite at length in Chapter 5 as a perfect amalgamation of the effects of hate on psychological state?

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

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