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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 effects of killing.
(b) The clinical definition of PTSD.
(c) The past history of each man.
(d) The history of military psychology.

2. In the study cited by Grossman at the end of Chapter 5, what stimulus was applied to test dogs?
(a) Rotten food.
(b) Electric shocks.
(c) Extreme cold.
(d) Loud noises.

3. Which of the following is not an option for a soldier in combat that Grossman lists in Chapter 1?
(a) Submit.
(b) Posture.
(c) Fight.
(d) Suicide.

4. Chapter 7 begins with several vets joking about raping and murdering which public figure?
(a) Susan Sarandon.
(b) Gloria Steinem.
(c) Jane Fonda.
(d) Hillary Clinton.

5. What does Gossman say edged weapons produce effectively at the beginning of Chapter 5?
(a) Fear.
(b) Death.
(c) Dismemberment.
(d) Movement.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. In Chapter 1, Grossman reveals that the majority of active World War II soldiers did what?

5. According to Grosman in Chapter 5, why do combatants choose the slash rather than thrust with edged weapons?

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