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

2. How does the military normally deal with the problem of exhaustion in combat?
(a) Vitamin supplements.
(b) Extra rations.
(c) Boot camp prep.
(d) Field manuals.

3. What did military analysts in World War II predict about the result of civilian bombings?
(a) Psychiatric casualties would be fewer than with soldiers.
(b) Psychiatric casualties would be worse than with soldiers.
(c) Psychiatric casualties would be equal to those with soldiers.
(d) Psychiatric casualties would be nonexistent.

4. Why does fight-or-flight not come into play in a battle situation?
(a) Soldiers are on the same stratus of the food chain.
(b) Battle is a collective exercise.
(c) Soldiers are able to communicate verbally with each other.
(d) Soldiers are armed with weapons.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In Chapter 1, Grossman reveals that the majority of active World War II soldiers did what?

3. How many days can a soldier remain in combat before psychological trauma begins to manifest itself?

4. What does Grossman cite at length in Chapter 5 as a perfect amalgamation of the effects of hate on psychological state?

5. What percentage of casualties did cannon fire comprise in many Civil War battles?

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