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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. According to Grossman in Chapter 1, why is it easy for the wealthy to oppress the poor without feeling guilt?
(a) They do not see the effects of the oppression.
(b) Theydo not consider the poor people.
(c) The wealthy do not feel guilt.
(d) They think they are helping to motivate the poor to work.

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

3. Which of the following is not an option for a soldier in combat that Grossman lists in Chapter 1?
(a) Posture.
(b) Fight.
(c) Submit.
(d) Suicide.

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

5. 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?
(a) They are often highly-educated.
(b) They are often psychopaths or sociopaths.
(c) They often commit suicide after regular combat ends.
(d) They are often insomniacs.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 2, what tactic does Grossman describe as key to training soldiers to fire in combat?

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

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

4. What occurs as a result of exhaustion after the 60-day mark of continuous combat?

5. According to Grossman at the beginning of Chapter 5, what produces actual terror in really dangerous situations?

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