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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. According to Grossman in Chapter 2, who is often given the cold shoulder in the military?
(a) Snipers.
(b) Diplomats.
(c) Grunts.
(d) Newly-commisioned officers.

2. Which of the following is not a contributing factor in determining whether a group easily unites in combat killing?
(a) The size of the group.
(b) The mean age of the group.
(c) The proximity of members in the group.
(d) The psychological bond among members of the group.

3. What conversion did most military personnel make to their bayonets in combat?
(a) They used the blunt end of them.
(b) They removed them completely.
(c) They used them as hand weapons.
(d) They attached them upside down.

4. Which Roman leader and writer does Grossman quote in Chapter 4?
(a) Marcus Aurelius.
(b) Herodotus.
(c) Tacitus.
(d) Claudius.

5. Which of the following is not a component of Group Absolution as delineated in Chapter 1?
(a) Number in immediate group.
(b) Legitimacy of group.
(c) Intensity of support to kill.
(d) Age of group members.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In the beginning of Chapter 3, what does the Vietnam vet assume is on the back of the picture in Grossman's story?

3. What term does Grossman use in Chapter 6 to indicate the method one uses to kill in hand-to-hand-combat?

4. According to Grossman in Chapter 3, why would racially and ethnically dominant rhetoric by American leaders have been unhelpful in the Iraq War?

5. In Chapter 7, Grossman says what has made killing easier for soldiers?

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