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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Between 1970 and today, what increase has occurred in the number of imprisoned individuals per 100,000?
(a) 100 to 500.
(b) 150 to 400.
(c) 40 to 250.
(d) 150 to 700.

2. In Chapter 2, what is a socially humiliating act regarding modern media?
(a) Believing the events of the film are real.
(b) Preferring older movies.
(c) Averting gaze during violence.
(d) Crying during sappy moments.

3. In RB Anderson's excerpt in Chapter 1, what aspect of Vietnam does he claim non-vets do not understand?
(a) He believed in the mission.
(b) The memories do not go away.
(c) It was fun.
(d) His tour was a blur.

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

5. What experience described at the end of Chapter 2 caused guilt in Sol, a World War II vet who did not take part in killing?
(a) The bombardment of a Japanese island.
(b) The liberation of a concentration camp.
(c) The bombing of Nagasaki.
(d) The Normandy landing.

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

7. 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) Man in the Gray Flannel Suit.
(b) Revolutionary Road.
(c) Pride of the Yankees.
(d) The Best Years of Our Lives.

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

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

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

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

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

13. Which of the following is not a point of the Weinberger Doctrine?
(a) Soldiers must be sent in sufficient numbers to accomplish goals.
(b) Military should only be sent when vital interests are at stake.
(c) Soldiers must be armed with newest developed weaponry.
(d) Military deployment should be a last resort.

14. Birth of a Nation is widely credited with increasing what?
(a) Movie sales.
(b) The sale of fireworks.
(c) Military recruitment.
(d) The popularity of the Klan.

15. According to Grossman in Chapter 1, what was the solution the American military's solution after World War II to many soldiers more willing to shoot?
(a) More careful recruiting screening.
(b) Psychological bombardment.
(c) Advances in rifle firing range.
(d) An all-volunteer army.

Short Answer Questions

1. By 1971, what percentage of evacuations from Vietnam was related to psychiatric problems?

2. As related in Chapter 6, which catalyzing event occurred to Calley's platoon the day before the My Lai massacre?

3. In Chapter 5, what is another profession Grossman mentions that natural warriors often enter besides the military?

4. What cold consolation for Vietnam vets does Grossman acknowledge in Chapter 2?

5. Which of the following is not a psychological process for enabling killing as set out in Chapter 1?

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