View a FREE sample

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. Which of the following is a component of Demands of Authority as delineated in Chapter 1?
(a) Number of orders given.
(b) Personal relationship with commander.
(c) Intensity of demand to kill.
(d) Weaponry possessed by commander.

2. In Chapter 3, Grossman says what two stimuli most often impel soldiers to kill?
(a) Guilt and training.
(b) Fear and anger.
(c) Psychological disorders and prejudices.
(d) Expectations and coercions.

3. What city did King Sennacherib destroy?
(a) Alexandria.
(b) Babylon.
(c) Tehran.
(d) Jerusalem.

4. In terms of effective leadership, what disadvantage do mercenaries and gang leaders have?
(a) Their men traditionally try to unseat them.
(b) They do not have formal education or training.
(c) They are asking their men to commit illegal acts.
(d) They traditionally do not work their way through the ranks.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What occurs as a result of exhaustion after the 60-day mark of continuous combat?

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

4. According to Grossman in Chapter 1, what is the primary duty of the leader of a Greek phalanx?

5. What does Gossman say edged weapons produce effectively at the beginning of Chapter 5?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 241 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample