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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 the beginning of Chapter 4, Grossman says the highest estimate for the number of Vietnam vets with PTSD is what?
(a) 1.1 million.
(b) 2.4 million.
(c) 1.5 million.
(d) 1.9 million.

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

3. In Chapter 5, how does Grossman describe natural warriors' attitudes toward less aggressive colleagues?
(a) Wary.
(b) Protective.
(c) Dismissive.
(d) Contemptuous.

4. What animal was used in Skinner's conditioning experiment?
(a) Humans.
(b) Dogs.
(c) Monkeys.
(d) Rats.

5. According to Grosman in Chapter 5, why do combatants choose the slash rather than thrust with edged weapons?
(a) It can be done while moving.
(b) It wounds rather than kills.
(c) It is a simpler motion.
(d) It creates a radius of safety.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Grossman in Chapter 2, what is the purpose of after-mission briefings in modern wars?

2. What do most historians agree was the key to the Roman military model's success?

3. During World War I, what was the favored weapon of American servicemen for killing enemy combatants?

4. In Chapter 2, what advice do German World War I vets give World War II recruits?

5. In Chapter 8, what term does Grossman use to refer to those who have killed in war?

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