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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. During World War I, what was the favored weapon of American servicemen for killing enemy combatants?
(a) Grenades.
(b) Rifles.
(c) Mines.
(d) Bayonet.

2. In Chapter 7, an anonymous soldier compares what horrific incident to masturbation?
(a) The Katyn massacre.
(b) The My Lai massacre.
(c) The Battle of Shiloh.
(d) The Cultural Revolution.

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

4. According to Grossman in Chapter 3, what is the immediate reaction to killing from a soldier?
(a) Depression.
(b) Euphoria.
(c) Denial.
(d) Confusion.

5. According to Grossman at the beginning of Chapter 5, what produces actual terror in really dangerous situations?
(a) Lack of order.
(b) Lack of control.
(c) Proximity to death.
(d) Proximity to human maliciousness.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the DSM, when is Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder most severe?

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. In the Crimean War anecdote in Chapter 1, what do the soldiers do when confronted with an enemy at ten paces?

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

5. In Chapter 4, what World War II battle does Grossman cite as an example of hunger deciding combat?

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