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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 6, The Killing Response Stages: What Does It Feel Like to Kill? : Chapter 2, Applications of the Model: Murder-Suicides, Lost Elections and Thoughts of Insanity.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To what presidency does Grossman apply the killing process in Chapter 2?
(a) Andrew Johnson.
(b) Franklin Roosevelt.
(c) Ronald Reagan.
(d) George HW Bush.

2. In the World War II stories of Chapter 4, what do soldiers do to avoid killing?
(a) Pretend to be dead.
(b) Smoke cigarettes.
(c) Surrender to German troops.
(d) Sleep.

3. As described in Chapter 5, natural warriors are able to kill without what?
(a) Nausea.
(b) Weapons.
(c) Acknowledging it.
(d) Remorse.

4. According to Grossman in Chapter 3, why do most soldiers refuse to discuss their aversion to killing?
(a) To impress civilians.
(b) To scare would-be challengers.
(c) To avoid court martial.
(d) To save face with others.

5. In the World War II study cited in Chapter 1, how much would soldier firing decrease when leadership was not nearby?
(a) 25-30 percent.
(b) 5-10 percent.
(c) 15-20 percent.
(d) 35-40 percent.

Short Answer Questions

1. With what term does Grossman describe the reticence of the military to discuss non-firing in Chapter 3?

2. At the beginning of Chapter 1, Grossman says he will only discover the distance guilt relationship as it concerns what?

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

4. In RB Anderson's excerpt in Chapter 1, what aspect of Vietnam does he claim non-vets do not understand?

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

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