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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 2, what tactic does Grossman describe as key to training soldiers to fire in combat?
(a) Alcohol.
(b) Encouragement.
(c) Drilling.
(d) Education.

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

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

4. What did military analysts in World War II predict about the result of civilian bombings?
(a) Psychiatric casualties would be equal to those with soldiers.
(b) Psychiatric casualties would be worse than with soldiers.
(c) Psychiatric casualties would be fewer than with soldiers.
(d) Psychiatric casualties would be nonexistent.

5. In Chapter 3, Grossman says what two stimuli most often impel soldiers to kill?
(a) Psychological disorders and prejudices.
(b) Fear and anger.
(c) Expectations and coercions.
(d) Guilt and training.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In Chapter 2, what civilian activity does Grossman use to illustrate the distance-guilt relationship?

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

4. According to Grossman at the end of Chapter 2, what is the most effective treatment for psychiatric casualties?

5. What does Grossman cite at length in Chapter 5 as a perfect amalgamation of the effects of hate on psychological state?

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