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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 4, what reason does Grossman give for the increase in firing and killing in recent wars?
(a) Less close-raange combat.
(b) Military conditioning practices.
(c) The end of the draft.
(d) New weapons technology.

2. In Chapter 4, the story of the soldier who kills a young enemy and immediately breaks down crying takes place in what country?
(a) The Soviet Union.
(b) France.
(c) Israel.
(d) Korea.

3. What term does Grossman use in Chapter 6 to indicate the method one uses to kill in hand-to-hand-combat?
(a) Breath and blood.
(b) Deflect and deliver.
(c) Hard to soft.
(d) Always on top.

4. 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) Victory.
(c) Nothing.
(d) New leadership.

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 of maintaining a socioeconomic status quo.
(c) Allowing officers the separation to send men on dangerous missions.
(d) A means for instilling fear in the enlisted men.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 2, what civilian activity does Grossman use to illustrate the distance-guilt relationship?

2. According to Grossman in Chapter 2, who is often given the cold shoulder in the military?

3. Which of the following is not a sign of psychological trauma discussed in Chapter 1?

4. In Chapter 7, an anonymous soldier compares what horrific incident to masturbation?

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

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