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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. In Chapter 3, an Israeli study says a hostage is much more likely to die if what?
(a) He is not allowed to use the bathroom.
(b) His hands are not bound.
(c) His head is hooded.
(d) He knows the hostage-takers' names.

2. Which of the following is not a component of killing that is covered in Chapter 4?
(a) Means.
(b) Fear.
(c) Opportunity.
(d) Motive.

3. According to Grossman in Chapter 3, why would racially and ethnically dominant rhetoric by American leaders have been unhelpful in the Iraq War?
(a) Our enemies and allies were the same race.
(b) Our military is multi-racial.
(c) We have a history of domestic racial oppression.
(d) We have not official language or religion.

4. According to the DSM, when is Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder most severe?
(a) When it happens in wartime.
(b) When the trauma was caused by a person.
(c) When the victim was severely injured.
(d) When it happens in peacetime.

5. How does the military normally deal with the problem of exhaustion in combat?
(a) Vitamin supplements.
(b) Extra rations.
(c) Boot camp prep.
(d) Field manuals.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 6, Grossman points out that hand-to-hand combat creates awareness of what?

2. Which of the following is a component of Demands of Authority as delineated in Chapter 1?

3. In Chapter 4, what World War II battle does Grossman cite as an example of hunger deciding combat?

4. What does the small percentage of individuals that can sustain more than a few months duty without sustaining long-term mental damage have in common?

5. Which of the following is not a sign of psychological trauma discussed in Chapter 1?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is punishment justification?

2. What is a crew-served weapon?

3. What role does enemy morale play in the choice to kill?

4. How does the Yale electroshock study connect with Grossman's thesis in Chapter 1?

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

6. In Chapter 4, what philosophical and literary justifications for killing does Grossman cite?

7. Why does the Vietnam Vet quoted in Chapter 7 choose to leave the army after six tours?

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

9. How was the Roman centurion model more effective than the Greek phalanx, according to Grossman?

10. Describe the Vietnam story of Chapter 4.

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