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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 the Vet of the Year anecdote in Chapter 3, who did Dave use as an example of someone who did not kill but was still blamed?
(a) A medic.
(b) A helicopter repairman.
(c) An ammo truck driver.
(d) A military reporter.

2. In conditioning soldiers to fire quickly, what has the military not prepared them for?
(a) Defending against equally hostile fire.
(b) Telling friend from foe.
(c) Dealing emotionally with killing.
(d) Returning to civilian life.

3. In Grossman's Chapter 2 trajectory of increasingly violent media, where do children go after cartoons?
(a) TV cop shows.
(b) PG-13 movies.
(c) Comic books.
(d) Violent music.

4. What is different about the way the way the hypothetical World War II and Vietnam vets returned home in Chapter 3?
(a) The amount of killing they were asked to do.
(b) The number that are alive.
(c) The race of the vets.
(d) The time it takes.

5. Which of the following is not a category of atrocity listed in Chapter 1?
(a) White.
(b) Red.
(c) Gray.
(d) Black.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the anecdote of Chapter 5, what consequence does the German soldier who refuses to take part in an atrocity face?

2. 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?

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

4. By the late 1990's, approximately how many Vietnam vets were suffering from PTSD?

5. In Vietnam, about how many sniper rounds did it take to kill one enemy soldier?

Short Essay Questions

1. What factors contribute to a soldier's decision to commit an atrocity?

2. What evidence does Grossman provide that violence among youth has increased dramatically since the 1950s?

3. Describe the strange story of the CIA guard at the end of Chapter 1?

4. According to Grossman in Chapter 3, what is the difference between military killing training and that provided by video games?

5. How does Grossman apply the killing process to the national mood in Chapter 2?

6. In Chapter 2, what does Grossman say an atrocity does to a combat unit's group dynamic?

7. What separates a natural warrior from a psychopath?

8. Describe the strange dichotomy between nudity and killing in Western culture?

9. What are the three categories of atrocity as delineated in Chapter 1?

10. What factors traditionally assist in rationalization and acceptance after combat?

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