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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 1, Grossman reveals that the majority of active World War II soldiers did what?
(a) Self-harm.
(b) Learned German.
(c) Declined to fire their weapons.
(d) Released prisoners-of-war.

2. In the World War II study cited in Chapter 1, how much would soldier firing decrease when leadership was not nearby?
(a) 35-40 percent.
(b) 5-10 percent.
(c) 25-30 percent.
(d) 15-20 percent.

3. What does a drill instructor teach as the root of manhood?
(a) Obedience.
(b) Aggressiveness.
(c) Individualism.
(d) Loyalty.

4. According to Grossman in Chapter 4, who is manipulating the wills of American youth without their consent?
(a) Communists.
(b) The military.
(c) Entertainment figures.
(d) Their teachers.

5. In Vietnam, about how many rounds did it take to kill one enemy soldier?
(a) 11,000./
(b) 150.
(c) 50,000.
(d) 2,000.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. According to Grossman in Chapter 8, what varies widely regarding those who recover from mental trauma after killing in combat?

3. In Chapter 6, Grossman points out that hand-to-hand combat creates awareness of what?

4. In Chapter 5, how does Grossman describe natural warriors' attitudes toward less aggressive colleagues?

5. What does the small percentage of individuals that can sustain more than a few months duty without sustaining long-term mental damage have in common?

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