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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 7, Killing in Vietnam: What Have We Done to Our Soldiers? : Chapter 4, The Limits of Human Endurance and the Lessons of Vietnam.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Which of the following is not an item that aids in rationalization and acceptance as delineated at the beginning of Chapter 2?
(a) Encouragement from the public.
(b) Clearly defines safe areas.
(c) Decisive victory ceremony.
(d) Monuments.

3. Which of the following is not a component of killing that is covered in Chapter 4?
(a) Motive.
(b) Opportunity.
(c) Fear.
(d) Means.

4. In the study cited by Grossman at the end of Chapter 5, what stimulus was applied to test dogs?
(a) Electric shocks.
(b) Rotten food.
(c) Loud noises.
(d) Extreme cold.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What mistaken impression did the ex-CIA officer whose story appears at the end of Chapter 1 have about his prisoner?

2. In the anecdote of Chapter 5, what consequence does the German soldier who refuses to take part in an atrocity face?

3. During what component of military training is the most important conditioning happening according to Grossman in Chapter 1?

4. Which of the following is not a category of atrocity listed in Chapter 1?

5. According to Grossman in Chapter 3, why do most soldiers refuse to discuss their aversion to killing?

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