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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. At the end of Chapter 4, what physical reaction to exhaustion and hunger does Grossman cite?
(a) Body tremors.
(b) Organ failure.
(c) Involuntary urination.
(d) Ulcers.

2. According to Grossman in Chapter 3, why do most soldiers refuse to discuss their aversion to killing?
(a) To scare would-be challengers.
(b) To avoid court martial.
(c) To save face with others.
(d) To impress civilians.

3. At the end of Chapter 6, Grossman says that what can provide a sudden injection of fortitude into a unit of men?
(a) Rest.
(b) Nothing.
(c) New leadership.
(d) Victory.

4. According to Grossman at the beginning of Chapter 5, what produces actual terror in really dangerous situations?
(a) Lack of order.
(b) Proximity to death.
(c) Lack of control.
(d) Proximity to human maliciousness.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What percentage of casualties did cannon fire comprise in many Civil War battles?

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

3. In what war did Lord Moran fight?

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

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

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