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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) Freudian therapy.
(b) Time away from combat.
(c) Jungian therapy.
(d) Medication.

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

3. What occurs as a result of exhaustion after the 60-day mark of continuous combat?
(a) Hallucinations.
(b) Muscle atrophy.
(c) Death.
(d) Narcolepsy.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. What reason is given in Bhagavad Gita to justify killing?

5. In Chapter 2, what is significant about the Civil War muskets examined by Grossman?

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