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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. At the end of Chapter 8, what does Grossman say psychiatrists need to explore to treat traumatized servicemen?
(a) The past history of each man.
(b) The effects of killing.
(c) The clinical definition of PTSD.
(d) The history of military psychology.

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

3. In Chapter 1, Grossman reveals that the majority of active World War II soldiers did what?
(a) Released prisoners-of-war.
(b) Declined to fire their weapons.
(c) Learned German.
(d) Self-harm.

4. According to Grossman in Chapter 1, why is it easy for the wealthy to oppress the poor without feeling guilt?
(a) They think they are helping to motivate the poor to work.
(b) Theydo not consider the poor people.
(c) They do not see the effects of the oppression.
(d) The wealthy do not feel guilt.

5. Which Civil War officer does Grossman quote at the beginning of Chapter 5?
(a) Sherman.
(b) Pickett.
(c) McClellen.
(d) Jackson.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. According to Grossman at the end of Chapter 5, on which individual are the affects of horror in combat most psychologically damaging?

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

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

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

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