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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Early in Chapter 2, Grossman quotes a researcher who say that most soldier's relationship with their comrades are stronger than with whom?
(a) Their children.
(b) Their parents.
(c) Their wives.
(d) Themselves.

3. Which of the following is not an animal that Grossman uses as an example of sexual dominating behavior at the beginning of Chapter 7?
(a) Gorilla.
(b) Stag.
(c) Orca.
(d) Ram.

4. Which of the following is not a component of killing that is covered in Chapter 4?
(a) Opportunity.
(b) Means.
(c) Fear.
(d) Motive.

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) Outlet for recovery.
(c) Time needed for recovery.
(d) Level of recovery.

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

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

8. With what term does Grossman describe the reticence of the military to discuss non-firing in Chapter 3?
(a) An official fiction.
(b) A secret under the rug.
(c) Everybody's sin.
(d) A conspiracy of silence.

9. At the end of Chapter 5, how does Grossman describe the power of the edged-weapon threat?
(a) Sexual.
(b) Dainty.
(c) Savage.
(d) Minimal.

10. In Chapter 3, Grossman says what two stimuli most often impel soldiers to kill?
(a) Guilt and training.
(b) Fear and anger.
(c) Expectations and coercions.
(d) Psychological disorders and prejudices.

11. According to Grossman in Chapter 7, how long can guilt over killing last?
(a) Days.
(b) Months.
(c) Hours.
(d) A lifetime.

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

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

14. According to Grosman in Chapter 5, why do combatants choose the slash rather than thrust with edged weapons?
(a) It creates a radius of safety.
(b) It can be done while moving.
(c) It is a simpler motion.
(d) It wounds rather than kills.

15. In Chapter 7, what reason does Grossman give for the cultural separation between officers and enlisted men in the military?
(a) A means for instilling fear in the enlisted men.
(b) Allowing officers the separation to send men on dangerous missions.
(c) A way to encourage enlisted men to strive and advance.
(d) A means of maintaining a socioeconomic status quo.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following is not a stage of Stockholm Syndrome?

2. In combat, Grossman says in Chapter 4 that the two entities individuals most want to defend are what?

3. At the end of Chapter 4, what physical reaction to exhaustion and hunger does Grossman cite?

4. Near the end of Chapter 1, Grossman cites a political cartoon criticizing what American commander?

5. In Chapter 4, the story of the soldier who kills a young enemy and immediately breaks down crying takes place in what country?

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