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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. According to Grossman at the end of Chapter 2, what is the most effective treatment for psychiatric casualties?
(a) Jungian therapy.
(b) Time away from combat.
(c) Freudian therapy.
(d) Medication.

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

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

4. In the study cited by Grossman at the end of Chapter 5, what stimulus was applied to test dogs?
(a) Rotten food.
(b) Extreme cold.
(c) Loud noises.
(d) Electric shocks.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 3, Grossman says what two stimuli most often impel soldiers to kill?

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

3. 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?

4. According to Grossman in Chapter 3, why do most soldiers refuse to discuss their aversion to killing?

5. With what term does Grossman describe the reticence of the military to discuss non-firing in Chapter 3?

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