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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. Which of the following is not a symptom of PTSD?
(a) Bouts of vertigo.
(b) Difficulty maintaining relationships.
(c) Social withdrawal.
(d) Intrusive dreams.

7. According to Grossman in Chapter 3, why is the struggle to train young men to kill a lopsided struggle?
(a) Young men are naturally disposed to be aggressive.
(b) Killing is against human instinct.
(c) The army is poorly staffed and funded.
(d) Armies have had thousands of years to develop.

8. In World War II, only 15-20 percent of riflemen made it past which stage of killing?
(a) Concern Stage.
(b) Remorse Stage.
(c) Killing Stage.
(d) Acceptance Stage.

9. When does a soldier's guilt following an atrocity become completely unavoidable?
(a) When the war is a domestic conflict.
(b) When he is already depressed.
(c) When his side loses.
(d) When he returns to a peacetime situation.

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

11. In what country did the case-study of Chapter 4 take place?
(a) Philippines.
(b) Congo.
(c) Thailand.
(d) Rwanda.

12. Which of the following is not a means of recuperation Grossman endorses for PTSD in Chapter 3?
(a) Medication.
(b) Safe disclosure.
(c) Support groups.
(d) Bonding with vets.

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

14. By the late 1990's, approximately how many Vietnam vets were suffering from PTSD?
(a) 600,000.
(b) 2,000,000.
(c) 400,000.
(d) 75,000.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Between which two stages of the killing process is a murder-suicide fluctuating, as described in Chapter 2?

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

3. How were tours of duty different in Vietnam compared to other wars?

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

5. In Chapter 5, how does Grossman describe natural warriors' attitudes toward less aggressive colleagues?

(see the answer keys)

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