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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. According to Grossman in Chapter 1, what is the primary duty of the leader of a Greek phalanx?
(a) The deliver orders.
(b) The stategize behind lines.
(c) To fight with the men.
(d) To reform the formation when someone fell.

2. According to Grossman in Chapter 1, why is it easy for the wealthy to oppress the poor without feeling guilt?
(a) They do not see the effects of the oppression.
(b) They think they are helping to motivate the poor to work.
(c) Theydo not consider the poor people.
(d) The wealthy do not feel guilt.

3. What is the unifying element that links all of the coping tactics in Chapter 3?
(a) Trance.
(b) Distance.
(c) Enibriation.
(d) Experience.

4. According to Grossman in Chapter 4, an effective strategy in defeating an enemy's ability to make war is in destroying what?
(a) Their infrastructure.
(b) Their numbers.
(c) Their morale.
(d) Their equipment.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which Civil War officer does Grossman quote at the beginning of Chapter 5?

2. Which of the following is not a component of killing that is covered in Chapter 4?

3. How many days can a soldier remain in combat before psychological trauma begins to manifest itself?

4. In Chapter 1, Grossman cites a study which says vets are most likely to fire when?

5. Early in Chapter 2, Grossman quotes a researcher who say that most soldier's relationship with their comrades are stronger than with whom?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What factors contribute to group absolution?

3. What is surprising about the study cited in Chapter 1 regarding what compels soldiers to shoot?

4. What is the silent conspiracy does Grossman discuss in Chapter 4?

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

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

7. What inefficiency of edged-weapon combat does Grossman reveal in Chapter 5?

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

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

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

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