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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 4, An Anatomy of Killing: All Factors Considered: Chapter 3, Emotional Distance:.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 8, what term does Grossman use to refer to those who have killed in war?
(a) Noncriminal killers.
(b) Combat actives.
(c) Legalized perpetrators.
(d) Shooters.

2. What famous study is cited at the beginning of Chapter 1?
(a) The Stanford "prison" study.
(b) The Yale "electroshock" study.
(c) Pavlov's dog experiments.
(d) The Tuskegee Institute syphilis studies.

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

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

5. According to Grossman in Chapter 8, what varies widely regarding those who recover from mental trauma after killing in combat?
(a) Time needed for recovery.
(b) Desire for recovery.
(c) Outlet for recovery.
(d) Level of recovery.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following is not an animal that Grossman uses as an example of sexual dominating behavior at the beginning of Chapter 7?

2. In the final story of Chapter 4, the one in which an American and Viet Cong soldier happen upon each other, who is killed?

3. What great advance in military technology did Gustavus Adolphus create?

4. In the World War II study cited in Chapter 1, how much would soldier firing decrease when leadership was not nearby?

5. Which of the following is not a contributing factor in determining whether a group easily unites in combat killing?

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