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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Grossman in Chapter 2, who is often given the cold shoulder in the military?
(a) Grunts.
(b) Newly-commisioned officers.
(c) Snipers.
(d) Diplomats.

2. Which Civil War officer does Grossman quote at the beginning of Chapter 5?
(a) Sherman.
(b) McClellen.
(c) Pickett.
(d) Jackson.

3. At the beginning of Chapter 1, Grossman says he will only discover the distance guilt relationship as it concerns what?
(a) Humans.
(b) America.
(c) The twentieth century.
(d) Warfare.

4. Freud, as quoted in Chapter 1, stresses the ascendancy of man's desire to what?
(a) Obey.
(b) Prove himself.
(c) Be validated.
(d) Reproduce.

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

6. As described in Chapter 4, how did German soldiers surrender at the end of World War II?
(a) Holding out family pictures.
(b) Singing the Star Spangled Banner.
(c) Burning their uniforms.
(d) Bowing to American tanks.

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

8. Which of the following is not a component of Group Absolution as delineated in Chapter 1?
(a) Age of group members.
(b) Intensity of support to kill.
(c) Number in immediate group.
(d) Legitimacy of group.

9. In discussing the atavistic fervor of a mob early in Chapter 2, Grossman cites what recent genocide?
(a) Cambodia.
(b) East Timor.
(c) Phillipines.
(d) Rwanda.

10. In Chapter 6, Grossman points out that hand-to-hand combat creates awareness of what?
(a) Vulnerability.
(b) Interconnectedness.
(c) Savagery.
(d) Humanity.

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

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) Military conditioning practices.
(c) Less close-raange combat.
(d) The end of the draft.

13. What was the first crew-served weapon?
(a) The phalanx.
(b) The artillery gun.
(c) The chariot.
(d) The submarine.

14. In Chapter 2, what is significant about the Civil War muskets examined by Grossman?
(a) They are loaded without pellets.
(b) They are loaded without powder.
(c) They are unloaded.
(d) They are loaded multiple times.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Grossman in Chapter 1, what is the primary duty of the leader of a Greek phalanx?

2. What famous study is cited at the beginning of Chapter 1?

3. According to Grossman at the beginning of Chapter 5, what produces actual terror in really dangerous situations?

4. In regards to war, what group of people does Grossman say in Chapter 1 is most distanced in their decision-making?

5. How does the military normally deal with the problem of exhaustion in combat?

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