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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 2, Killing and Combat Trauma: The Role of Killing in Psychiatric Casualties: Chapter 5, The Wind of Hate | Section 2, Killing and Combat Trauma: The Role of Killing in Psychiatric Casualties: Chapter 6, The Well of Fortitude.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 1, Grossman reveals that the majority of active World War II soldiers did what?
(a) Self-harm.
(b) Learned German.
(c) Declined to fire their weapons.
(d) Released prisoners-of-war.

2. How many days can a soldier remain in combat before psychological trauma begins to manifest itself?
(a) 150.
(b) 60.
(c) 200.
(d) 10.

3. In Chapter 2, what is significant about the Civil War muskets examined by Grossman?
(a) They are loaded without powder.
(b) They are loaded multiple times.
(c) They are loaded without pellets.
(d) They are unloaded.

4. In Chapter 2, what tactic does Grossman describe as key to training soldiers to fire in combat?
(a) Alcohol.
(b) Drilling.
(c) Encouragement.
(d) Education.

5. With what term does Grossman describe the reticence of the military to discuss non-firing in Chapter 3?
(a) Everybody's sin.
(b) An official fiction.
(c) A secret under the rug.
(d) A conspiracy of silence.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the small percentage of individuals that can sustain more than a few months duty without sustaining long-term mental damage have in common?

2. According to Grossman at the end of Chapter 2, what is the most effective treatment for psychiatric casualties?

3. Which of the following is not a sign of psychological trauma discussed in Chapter 1?

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

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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