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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. In Chapter 2, what civilian activity does Grossman use to illustrate the distance-guilt relationship?
(a) Rape.
(b) Eating meat.
(c) Corporate layoffs.
(d) Urban crime.

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

3. At the end of Chapter 6, Grossman says that what can provide a sudden injection of fortitude into a unit of men?
(a) Rest.
(b) Victory.
(c) New leadership.
(d) Nothing.

4. What does Grossman cite at length in Chapter 5 as a perfect amalgamation of the effects of hate on psychological state?
(a) The Holocaust.
(b) The Hanoi HIlton.
(c) The Cambodian Killing Fields.
(d) The Andersonville Prison.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What reason is given in Bhagavad Gita to justify killing?

2. According to Grossman in Chapter 3, why do most soldiers refuse to discuss their aversion to killing?

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

4. Which Civil War officer does Grossman quote at the beginning of Chapter 5?

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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