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

2. At the end of Chapter 6, Grossman says that what can provide a sudden injection of fortitude into a unit of men?
(a) Victory.
(b) New leadership.
(c) Rest.
(d) Nothing.

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

4. According to Grossman at the beginning of Chapter 5, what produces actual terror in really dangerous situations?
(a) Lack of order.
(b) Proximity to human maliciousness.
(c) Lack of control.
(d) Proximity to death.

5. According to Grossman at the end of Chapter 5, on which individual are the affects of horror in combat most psychologically damaging?
(a) Correspondant.
(b) Combatant.
(c) Civilian.
(d) POW.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why does fight-or-flight not come into play in a battle situation?

3. At the end of Chapter 4, what reason does Grossman give for the increase in firing and killing in recent wars?

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

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

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