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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does fight-or-flight not come into play in a battle situation?
(a) Battle is a collective exercise.
(b) Soldiers are armed with weapons.
(c) Soldiers are on the same stratus of the food chain.
(d) Soldiers are able to communicate verbally with each other.

2. In discussing the atavistic fervor of a mob early in Chapter 2, Grossman cites what recent genocide?
(a) East Timor.
(b) Cambodia.
(c) Phillipines.
(d) Rwanda.

3. In Chapter 7, what does Grossman cite as a powerful examine of of link between violence and sex in popular culture?
(a) Dead teenager slasher films.
(b) Russ Meyer pictures.
(c) Miami Vice.
(d) Girls-with-guns videos.

4. What famous study is cited at the beginning of Chapter 1?
(a) The Tuskegee Institute syphilis studies.
(b) The Yale "electroshock" study.
(c) The Stanford "prison" study.
(d) Pavlov's dog experiments.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How many tours in Vietnam did the vet quoted in Chapter 7 serve before realizing that the killing urge was consuming him?

2. In Chapter 3, Grossman says what two stimuli most often impel soldiers to kill?

3. What occurs as a result of exhaustion after the 60-day mark of continuous combat?

4. According to Grossman in Chapter 4, an effective strategy in defeating an enemy's ability to make war is in destroying what?

5. According to Grossman in Chapter 8, what varies widely regarding those who recover from mental trauma after killing in combat?

Short Essay Questions

1. According to Grossman in Chapter 4, how do soldiers deal with guilt and horror in combat?

2. What societal and moral tenets cause guilt in an individual who has killed in a war?

3. In Chapter 7, what comparison does Grossman draw between firing a gun and masturbation?

4. As described in Chapter 2, why are snipers given the cold shoulder in the military?

5. At the beginning of the book, what personal prejudices does Grossman admit to?

6. What does hard-to-soft mean?

7. As discussed in Chapter 3, what is the emotional advantage of hand grenades?

8. What surprising fact regarding soldier's fears in combat is revealed in Chapter 2?

9. What are the primary components of Exhaustion as outlined in Chapter 3?

10. What does Grossman reveal to be the most shocking element of crimes in the beginning of Chapter 5?

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