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

2. How were tours of duty different in Vietnam compared to other wars?
(a) Tours could be anywhere, not only the capital.
(b) Tours were 24 months instead of 12.
(c) Tours were individual, not unit-based.
(d) Tours of duty were not voluntary.

3. Which of the following is a component of Demands of Authority as delineated in Chapter 1?
(a) Number of orders given.
(b) Intensity of demand to kill.
(c) Weaponry possessed by commander.
(d) Personal relationship with commander.

4. In Vietnam, about how many sniper rounds did it take to kill one enemy soldier?
(a) 1.39.
(b) 3.12.
(c) 2.50.
(d) 1.

5. During what component of military training is the most important conditioning happening according to Grossman in Chapter 1?
(a) Marksmanship training.
(b) Stamina training.
(c) Army standards training.
(d) Strength training.

Short Answer Questions

1. What great advance in military technology did Gustavus Adolphus create?

2. Between 1970 and today, what increase has occurred in the number of imprisoned individuals per 100,000?

3. What does a drill instructor teach as the root of manhood?

4. Which of the following is not a response to killing as described at the beginning of Chapter 1?

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

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