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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. What is a common feature of natural warriors presented in Chapter 5?
(a) They experienced violence as children.
(b) They join the military before the age of 25.
(c) They have no religious affiliation.
(d) They come from working class families.

2. In discussing the atavistic fervor of a mob early in Chapter 2, Grossman cites what recent genocide?
(a) Phillipines.
(b) Rwanda.
(c) East Timor.
(d) Cambodia.

3. In Chapter 1, what weapon does Grossman use as an example of a homemade killing implement?
(a) An IED.
(b) A sawed-off shotgun.
(c) A shiv.
(d) A spring gun.

4. To what presidency does Grossman apply the killing process in Chapter 2?
(a) Franklin Roosevelt.
(b) George HW Bush.
(c) Ronald Reagan.
(d) Andrew Johnson.

5. In what country did the case-study of Chapter 4 take place?
(a) Rwanda.
(b) Thailand.
(c) Congo.
(d) Philippines.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the first crew-served weapon?

2. According to the DSM, when is Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder most severe?

3. In Chapter 7, an anonymous soldier compares what horrific incident to masturbation?

4. What is the unifying element that links all of the coping tactics in Chapter 3?

5. What does Grossman credit with reducing the number of homicides in America in Chapter 1?

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