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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What mistaken impression did the ex-CIA officer whose story appears at the end of Chapter 1 have about his prisoner?
(a) He thought he escaped.
(b) He thought he was a relative.
(c) He thought he killed him.
(d) He thought he was an American.

2. In Chapter 2, what advice do German World War I vets give World War II recruits?
(a) Go AWOL near the Swiss border.
(b) Surrender to the Americans.
(c) Do not distinguish between civilian and enemy.
(d) Kill any Russian you encounter.

3. According to Grossman in Chapter 6, why is a suicide bomber more effective than a traditional shooter?
(a) He will not lose his weapon.
(b) He cannot retreat.
(c) He is less conspicuous.
(d) He can kill more victims before dying.

4. In Chapter 3, Grossman says the western-style shooting games are similar to what?
(a) A paintball competition.
(b) A carnival game.
(c) A police shooting training.
(d) A real wartime firefight.

5. In Vietnam, about how many sniper rounds did it take to kill one enemy soldier?
(a) 1.39.
(b) 2.50.
(c) 3.12.
(d) 1.

6. In Chapter 5, to what group did the German defector interviewed switch?
(a) The German communists.
(b) The French resistance.
(c) The American intelligence community.
(d) The Red Army.

7. What does Grossman credit with reducing the number of homicides in America in Chapter 1?
(a) Gun control laws.
(b) Community outreach.
(c) Improved economic conditions.
(d) Better medical technology.

8. What form of crime does Grossman indicate is skyrocketing at the beginning of Chapter 1?
(a) Manslaughter.
(b) Aggravated assualt.
(c) Breaking and entering.
(d) Reckless endangerment.

9. To what presidency does Grossman apply the killing process in Chapter 2?
(a) Franklin Roosevelt.
(b) Andrew Johnson.
(c) George HW Bush.
(d) Ronald Reagan.

10. In conditioning soldiers to fire quickly, what has the military not prepared them for?
(a) Dealing emotionally with killing.
(b) Defending against equally hostile fire.
(c) Telling friend from foe.
(d) Returning to civilian life.

11. In Grossman's Chapter 2 trajectory of increasingly violent media, where do children go after cartoons?
(a) TV cop shows.
(b) PG-13 movies.
(c) Comic books.
(d) Violent music.

12. In his anecdote of Chapter 2, what event elicited surprisingly violent action from Richard Heckler?
(a) His wife leaving him.
(b) A mugging.
(c) A long line at a supermarket.
(d) His mother's death.

13. What public figure's death is referenced in the end of Chapter 2 to illustrate the relationship of nudity and violence?
(a) Benito Mussolini.
(b) John Lennon.
(c) James Dean.
(d) Jane Mansfield.

14. During what component of military training is the most important conditioning happening according to Grossman in Chapter 1?
(a) Army standards training.
(b) Strength training.
(c) Stamina training.
(d) Marksmanship training.

15. According to Grossman in Chapter 4, who is manipulating the wills of American youth without their consent?
(a) Entertainment figures.
(b) Their teachers.
(c) The military.
(d) Communists.

Short Answer Questions

1. Birth of a Nation is widely credited with increasing what?

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

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

4. What animal was used in Skinner's conditioning experiment?

5. In the beginning of Chapter 4, Grossman says the highest estimate for the number of Vietnam vets with PTSD is what?

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