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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 2, what is a socially humiliating act regarding modern media?
(a) Averting gaze during violence.
(b) Preferring older movies.
(c) Crying during sappy moments.
(d) Believing the events of the film are real.

2. According to Grossman in Chapter 4, an effective strategy in defeating an enemy's ability to make war is in destroying what?
(a) Their equipment.
(b) Their morale.
(c) Their numbers.
(d) Their infrastructure.

3. According to Grossman in Chapter 3, why do most soldiers refuse to discuss their aversion to killing?
(a) To avoid court martial.
(b) To save face with others.
(c) To impress civilians.
(d) To scare would-be challengers.

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

5. Why does fight-or-flight not come into play in a battle situation?
(a) Soldiers are able to communicate verbally with each other.
(b) Soldiers are armed with weapons.
(c) Soldiers are on the same stratus of the food chain.
(d) Battle is a collective exercise.

Short Answer Questions

1. What percentage of the population qualifies as a natural warrior?

2. In Chapter 3, what does Grossman delineate as a voice of authority in modern youth killing?

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

4. At the beginning of Chapter 5, Grossman calls a soldier's choice to participate in an atrocity a what?

5. Which Roman leader and writer does Grossman quote in Chapter 4?

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