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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 7, Killing at Sexual Range: | Section 4, An Anatomy of Killing: All Factors Considered: Chapter 1, The Demands of Authority: Milgram and the Military.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. 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 avoid court martial.
(d) To impress civilians.

4. 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.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In the study cited by Grossman at the end of Chapter 5, what stimulus was applied to test dogs?

3. According to Grossman in Chapter 8, what varies widely regarding those who recover from mental trauma after killing in combat?

4. In the World War II stories of Chapter 4, what do soldiers do to avoid killing?

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

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