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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) Ulcers.
(b) Involuntary urination.
(c) Organ failure.
(d) Body tremors.

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

3. In Chapter 2, what civilian activity does Grossman use to illustrate the distance-guilt relationship?
(a) Urban crime.
(b) Corporate layoffs.
(c) Rape.
(d) Eating meat.

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

5. With what term does Grossman describe the reticence of the military to discuss non-firing in Chapter 3?
(a) A conspiracy of silence.
(b) Everybody's sin.
(c) A secret under the rug.
(d) An official fiction.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. According to Grossman in Chapter 7, how long can guilt over killing last?

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

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

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

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