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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 3, Killing and Physical Distance: From a Distance You Don't Look Anything Like a Friend: Chapter 1, Distance: A Qualitative Distinction in Death | Section 3, Killing and Physical Distance: From a Distance You Don't Look Anything Like a Friend: Chapter 2, Killing at Maximum and Long Range: Never a Need for Repentance or Regret.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 1, Grossman reveals that the majority of active World War II soldiers did what?
(a) Learned German.
(b) Released prisoners-of-war.
(c) Declined to fire their weapons.
(d) Self-harm.

2. What percentage of casualties did cannon fire comprise in many Civil War battles?
(a) 50.
(b) 10.
(c) 23.
(d) 4.

3. At the end of Chapter 8, what does Grossman say psychiatrists need to explore to treat traumatized servicemen?
(a) The past history of each man.
(b) The clinical definition of PTSD.
(c) The history of military psychology.
(d) The effects of killing.

4. At the beginning of Chapter 1, Grossman says he will only discover the distance guilt relationship as it concerns what?
(a) America.
(b) Humans.
(c) Warfare.
(d) The twentieth century.

5. In Chapter 8, what term does Grossman use to refer to those who have killed in war?
(a) Combat actives.
(b) Noncriminal killers.
(c) Legalized perpetrators.
(d) Shooters.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. 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?

3. In what war did Lord Moran fight?

4. How does the military normally deal with the problem of exhaustion in combat?

5. At the end of Chapter 4, what physical reaction to exhaustion and hunger does Grossman cite?

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