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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 was a relative.
(b) He thought he killed him.
(c) He thought he escaped.
(d) He thought he was an American.

2. In Chapter 2, Grossman indicates that committing an atrocity can cause what within a group?
(a) Mass battle fatigue.
(b) Identification with the enemy.
(c) Dissent.
(d) Closer bonding.

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

4. Which of the following is not a factor contributing to a soldier's compliance in an atrocity mentioned in Chapter 5?
(a) Self-preservation.
(b) Group absolution.
(c) Fear of terrorism.
(d) Racial hatred.

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

6. Where did the VFW Hall story at the beginning of Chapter 1 take place?
(a) Florida.
(b) Arkansas.
(c) New York.
(d) Ohio.

7. In Chapter 4, Grossman says that every veteran can immediately visualize his what?
(a) Rifle.
(b) President.
(c) C.O.
(d) Drill instuctor.

8. In Chapter 5, how does Grossman describe natural warriors' attitudes toward less aggressive colleagues?
(a) Protective.
(b) Contemptuous.
(c) Dismissive.
(d) Wary.

9. Which of the following is not an example provided in Chapter 2 of Vietnam's "dirty" combat?
(a) Encroaching into neighboring countries.
(b) Burning down civilian homes.
(c) Killing women and children.
(d) Killing up close.

10. At the beginning of Chapter 4, what distinction does Grossman make between social learning and the previous two types of conditioning?
(a) It is unique to primates.
(b) It is inherently violent.
(c) It is experienced by every person.
(d) It must be perpetrated by a group.

11. How does the rationalization of Ray, the Panama vet quoted at the end of Chapter 1, manifest itself?
(a) In his observation of the victim.
(b) In a dream.
(c) In political debate.
(d) In religious expression.

12. What story does Grossman end Chapter 4 with?
(a) An Iraq vet's return home.
(b) An interchange at a VFW hall.
(c) A firebombing in the Pacific campaign.
(d) A firefight in Vietnam.

13. Which of the following is not a popular late Fifties novel or film that Grossman cites in Chapter 3 as a representation of a World War II vet?
(a) Revolutionary Road.
(b) Man in the Gray Flannel Suit.
(c) Pride of the Yankees.
(d) The Best Years of Our Lives.

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

15. To what does John Foster compare combat in Chapter 1?
(a) Volleyball.
(b) Mountain climbing.
(c) Driving a car.
(d) Making love.

Short Answer Questions

1. In RB Anderson's excerpt in Chapter 1, what aspect of Vietnam does he claim non-vets do not understand?

2. Which of the following is an essential quality that makes a role model desirable as listed in Chapter 4?

3. In Chapter 6, Grossman indicates that an Islamic suicide bomber's authority figure is what?

4. Which of the following is not a means of recuperation Grossman endorses for PTSD in Chapter 3?

5. By the late 1990's, approximately how many Vietnam vets were suffering from PTSD?

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