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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 8, Killing in America: What Are we Doing to Our Children? : Chapter 4, Social Learning and Role Models in the Media.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 5, to what group did the German defector interviewed switch?
(a) The Red Army.
(b) The French resistance.
(c) The German communists.
(d) The American intelligence community.

2. In regards to war, what group of people does Grossman say in Chapter 1 is most distanced in their decision-making?
(a) Contractors.
(b) Politicians.
(c) Petty officers.
(d) Generals.

3. In World War II, only 15-20 percent of riflemen made it past which stage of killing?
(a) Acceptance Stage.
(b) Remorse Stage.
(c) Concern Stage.
(d) Killing Stage.

4. What percentage of casualties did cannon fire comprise in many Civil War battles?
(a) 50.
(b) 10.
(c) 23.
(d) 4.

5. According to Grossman in Chapter 7, how long can guilt over killing last?
(a) Days.
(b) A lifetime.
(c) Hours.
(d) Months.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many tours in Vietnam did the vet quoted in Chapter 7 serve before realizing that the killing urge was consuming him?

2. According to Grossman in Chapter 5, what component separates a natural warrior from a psychopath?

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

4. Which of the following is not a psychological process for enabling killing as set out in Chapter 1?

5. What story does Grossman end Chapter 4 with?

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