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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 2, who is often given the cold shoulder in the military?
(a) Newly-commisioned officers.
(b) Grunts.
(c) Diplomats.
(d) Snipers.

2. What city did King Sennacherib destroy?
(a) Alexandria.
(b) Jerusalem.
(c) Tehran.
(d) Babylon.

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

4. What does Grossman cite at length in Chapter 5 as a perfect amalgamation of the effects of hate on psychological state?
(a) The Andersonville Prison.
(b) The Holocaust.
(c) The Cambodian Killing Fields.
(d) The Hanoi HIlton.

5. In Chapter 7, what reason does Grossman give for the cultural separation between officers and enlisted men in the military?
(a) A way to encourage enlisted men to strive and advance.
(b) A means for instilling fear in the enlisted men.
(c) Allowing officers the separation to send men on dangerous missions.
(d) A means of maintaining a socioeconomic status quo.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following is not an option for a soldier in combat that Grossman lists in Chapter 1?

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

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

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

5. At the beginning of Chapter 1, Grossman says he will only discover the distance guilt relationship as it concerns what?

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