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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 at the end of Chapter 1, what is not widely known about CW Whittlesley, the commander of the Lost Battalion?
(a) He was relieved of duty shortly after the incident.
(b) He was a pacifist.
(c) He committed suicide.
(d) He was not among the trapped battalion.

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

3. What percentage of the population can sustain more than a few months duty without sustaining long-term mental damage?
(a) 2.
(b) 25.
(c) 13.
(d) 0.

4. Which of the following is not an animal that Grossman uses as an example of sexual dominating behavior at the beginning of Chapter 7?
(a) Gorilla.
(b) Orca.
(c) Stag.
(d) Ram.

5. What does Grossman cite at length in Chapter 5 as a perfect amalgamation of the effects of hate on psychological state?
(a) The Andersonville Prison.
(b) The Holocaust.
(c) The Cambodian Killing Fields.
(d) The Hanoi HIlton.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which Roman leader and writer does Grossman quote in Chapter 4?

2. At the end of Chapter 4, what physical reaction to exhaustion and hunger does Grossman cite?

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

4. What does the small percentage of individuals that can sustain more than a few months duty without sustaining long-term mental damage have in common?

5. What reason is given in Bhagavad Gita to justify killing?

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