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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Chapter 4, warfare is the process of giving individuals the means for what?
(a) Strategic superiority.
(b) Self-actualization.
(c) Destruction.
(d) Courage.

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

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

4. In Chapter 3, an Israeli study says a hostage is much more likely to die if what?
(a) His head is hooded.
(b) His hands are not bound.
(c) He is not allowed to use the bathroom.
(d) He knows the hostage-takers' names.

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

6. Which Roman leader and writer does Grossman quote in Chapter 4?
(a) Marcus Aurelius.
(b) Herodotus.
(c) Tacitus.
(d) Claudius.

7. In the beginning of Chapter 3, what does the Vietnam vet assume is on the back of the picture in Grossman's story?
(a) A date.
(b) Blood.
(c) A goodbye message.
(d) An address.

8. In the story at the beginning of Chapter 3, what percentage of soldiers questioned said they were certain they had killed even one enemy in combat?
(a) 10.
(b) 20.
(c) 50.
(d) 30.

9. In the final story of Chapter 4, the one in which an American and Viet Cong soldier happen upon each other, who is killed?
(a) Neither man.
(b) The Viet Cong.
(c) Both men.
(d) The American.

10. In regards to war, what group of people does Grossman say in Chapter 1 is most distanced in their decision-making?
(a) Contractors.
(b) Generals.
(c) Politicians.
(d) Petty officers.

11. In the World War II stories of Chapter 4, what do soldiers do to avoid killing?
(a) Sleep.
(b) Pretend to be dead.
(c) Surrender to German troops.
(d) Smoke cigarettes.

12. In terms of effective leadership, what disadvantage do mercenaries and gang leaders have?
(a) They do not have formal education or training.
(b) Their men traditionally try to unseat them.
(c) They are asking their men to commit illegal acts.
(d) They traditionally do not work their way through the ranks.

13. What do most historians agree was the key to the Roman military model's success?
(a) Political legitimacy.
(b) Strong leadership.
(c) Light, flexible armor.
(d) Longer spears.

14. Chapter 7 begins with several vets joking about raping and murdering which public figure?
(a) Gloria Steinem.
(b) Susan Sarandon.
(c) Jane Fonda.
(d) Hillary Clinton.

15. According to Grossman in Chapter 1, what is the primary duty of the leader of a Greek phalanx?
(a) To reform the formation when someone fell.
(b) To fight with the men.
(c) The stategize behind lines.
(d) The deliver orders.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In Chapter 1, Grossman cites a study which says vets are most likely to fire when?

3. At the end of Chapter 6, Grossman says that what can provide a sudden injection of fortitude into a unit of men?

4. Early in Chapter 2, Grossman quotes a researcher who say that most soldier's relationship with their comrades are stronger than with whom?

5. What city did King Sennacherib destroy?

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