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

2. What term does Grossman use in Chapter 6 to indicate the method one uses to kill in hand-to-hand-combat?
(a) Breath and blood.
(b) Hard to soft.
(c) Always on top.
(d) Deflect and deliver.

3. 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 save face with others.
(c) To impress civilians.
(d) To avoid court martial.

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

5. At the end of Chapter 4, what reason does Grossman give for the increase in firing and killing in recent wars?
(a) Military conditioning practices.
(b) Less close-raange combat.
(c) The end of the draft.
(d) New weapons technology.

Short Answer Questions

1. At the end of Chapter 5, how does Grossman describe the power of the edged-weapon threat?

2. According to Grossman at the beginning of Chapter 5, what produces actual terror in really dangerous situations?

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

4. How does the military normally deal with the problem of exhaustion in combat?

5. In what war did Lord Moran fight?

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