View a FREE sample

This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 7, an anonymous soldier compares what horrific incident to masturbation?
(a) The Battle of Shiloh.
(b) The Katyn massacre.
(c) The My Lai massacre.
(d) The Cultural Revolution.

2. What conversion did most military personnel make to their bayonets in combat?
(a) They used them as hand weapons.
(b) They attached them upside down.
(c) They removed them completely.
(d) They used the blunt end of them.

3. What term arose in the early 1990's to describe the new fighting techniques seen in the Gulf War?
(a) Nintendo war.
(b) Telegraph war.
(c) Calling-card war.
(d) Mail-order war.

4. According to Grossman in Chapter 1, why is it easy for the wealthy to oppress the poor without feeling guilt?
(a) Theydo not consider the poor people.
(b) The wealthy do not feel guilt.
(c) They think they are helping to motivate the poor to work.
(d) They do not see the effects of the oppression.

5. According to Grossman in Chapter 8, what varies widely regarding those who recover from mental trauma after killing in combat?
(a) Desire for recovery.
(b) Level of recovery.
(c) Time needed for recovery.
(d) Outlet for recovery.

6. In the study cited by Grossman at the end of Chapter 5, what stimulus was applied to test dogs?
(a) Extreme cold.
(b) Electric shocks.
(c) Loud noises.
(d) Rotten food.

7. According to Grossman at the end of Chapter 1, what is not widely known about CW Whittlesley, the commander of the Lost Battalion?
(a) He was a pacifist.
(b) He was relieved of duty shortly after the incident.
(c) He was not among the trapped battalion.
(d) He committed suicide.

8. What reason is given in Bhagavad Gita to justify killing?
(a) Soldiers must kill or be killed.
(b) Every man chooses his own death.
(c) All men are of the same Spirit.
(d) Killing is deliverance into heaven.

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

10. What fear did Saddam Hussein seize upon to hold on to power, as discussed in Chapter 2?
(a) A Shiite backlash.
(b) A US invasion.
(c) A Kurdish secession.
(d) Iranian influx.

11. What occurs as a result of exhaustion after the 60-day mark of continuous combat?
(a) Hallucinations.
(b) Death.
(c) Narcolepsy.
(d) Muscle atrophy.

12. At the end of Chapter 4, what reason does Grossman give for the increase in firing and killing in recent wars?
(a) New weapons technology.
(b) The end of the draft.
(c) Military conditioning practices.
(d) Less close-raange combat.

13. What great advance in military technology did Gustavus Adolphus create?
(a) The portable cannon.
(b) The automatic rifle.
(c) The black powder rifle.
(d) The chain gun.

14. How does the military normally deal with the problem of exhaustion in combat?
(a) Extra rations.
(b) Boot camp prep.
(c) Field manuals.
(d) Vitamin supplements.

15. During World War I, what was the favored weapon of American servicemen for killing enemy combatants?
(a) Mines.
(b) Bayonet.
(c) Grenades.
(d) Rifles.

Short Answer Questions

1. At the end of Chapter 5, how does Grossman describe the power of the edged-weapon threat?

2. According to Grossman at the end of Chapter 5, on which individual are the affects of horror in combat most psychologically damaging?

3. Why does fight-or-flight not come into play in a battle situation?

4. What term does Grossman use in Chapter 6 to indicate the method one uses to kill in hand-to-hand-combat?

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

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 579 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample