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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. 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 Cambodian Killing Fields.
(c) The Andersonville Prison.
(d) The Hanoi HIlton.

2. In what war did Lord Moran fight?
(a) The Falklands War.
(b) The Civil War.
(c) The Rhodesian Wars.
(d) World War I.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In Chapter 4, what World War II battle does Grossman cite as an example of hunger deciding combat?

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

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

5. At the beginning of Chapter 1, Grossman says he will only discover the distance guilt relationship as it concerns what?

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