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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 what war did Lord Moran fight?
(a) The Civil War.
(b) The Rhodesian Wars.
(c) World War I.
(d) The Falklands War.

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

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

4. According to the DSM, when is Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder most severe?
(a) When the victim was severely injured.
(b) When it happens in wartime.
(c) When the trauma was caused by a person.
(d) When it happens in peacetime.

5. In Chapter 4, what World War II battle does Grossman cite as an example of hunger deciding combat?
(a) Stalingrad.
(b) Midway.
(c) Normandy.
(d) Iwo Jima.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which Roman leader and writer does Grossman quote in Chapter 4?

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

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

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

5. What percentage of the population can sustain more than a few months duty without sustaining long-term mental damage?

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