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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 7, Killing in Vietnam: What Have We Done to Our Soldiers? : Chapter 5, What are We Doing to Our Children?.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Grossman in Chapter 1, why is it easy for the wealthy to oppress the poor without feeling guilt?
(a) They do not see the effects of the oppression.
(b) Theydo not consider the poor people.
(c) They think they are helping to motivate the poor to work.
(d) The wealthy do not feel guilt.

2. In Chapter 2, Grossman says the discussion of the killing process is most effective with which people?
(a) War vets.
(b) School children.
(c) Criminal psychologists.
(d) Convicted murderers.

3. In Chapter 3, an Israeli study says a hostage is much more likely to die if what?
(a) He knows the hostage-takers' names.
(b) His hands are not bound.
(c) He is not allowed to use the bathroom.
(d) His head is hooded.

4. Which of the following is not a stage of Stockholm Syndrome?
(a) Victim feels antipathy to the authorities.
(b) Hostage-taker feels antipathy to the victim.
(c) Hostage-taker identyifies with the victim.
(d) Victim identifies with the hostage-take.

5. What percentage of the population qualifies as a natural warrior?
(a) About 6 percent.
(b) About 2 percent.
(c) About 25 percent.
(d) About 10 percent.

Short Answer Questions

1. At the end of Chapter 6, Grossman says that what can provide a sudden injection of fortitude into a unit of men?

2. In Chapter 1, what weapon does Grossman use as an example of a homemade killing implement?

3. According to Grossman in Chapter 3, why would racially and ethnically dominant rhetoric by American leaders have been unhelpful in the Iraq War?

4. Where did the VFW Hall story at the beginning of Chapter 1 take place?

5. Which of the following is not a means of recuperation Grossman endorses for PTSD in Chapter 3?

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