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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 the story at the beginning of Chapter 3, what percentage of soldiers questioned said they were certain they had killed even one enemy in combat?
(a) 10.
(b) 50.
(c) 20.
(d) 30.

2. In Chapter 6, Grossman points out that hand-to-hand combat creates awareness of what?
(a) Savagery.
(b) Humanity.
(c) Interconnectedness.
(d) Vulnerability.

3. In Chapter 2, what is significant about the Civil War muskets examined by Grossman?
(a) They are loaded without powder.
(b) They are loaded multiple times.
(c) They are unloaded.
(d) They are loaded without pellets.

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

5. Which of the following is not a sign of psychological trauma discussed in Chapter 1?
(a) Character Disorders.
(b) Sporadic Violence.
(c) Obsessional and Compulsive States.
(d) Fatigue States.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 5, what is another profession Grossman mentions that natural warriors often enter besides the military?

2. In the study cited by Grossman at the end of Chapter 5, what stimulus was applied to test dogs?

3. Which stage of the killing process did Eric - who shot a VC soldier while he was urinating - skip,as described in Chapter 2?

4. What does Grossman cite at length in Chapter 5 as a perfect amalgamation of the effects of hate on psychological state?

5. What percentage of casualties did cannon fire comprise in many Civil War battles?

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