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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. To what dystopian novel does Grossman compare military conditioning in Chapter 2?
(a) Clockwork Orange.
(b) The Road.
(c) 1984.
(d) Brave New World.
2. In Chapter 3, Grossman says the western-style shooting games are similar to what?
(a) A police shooting training.
(b) A real wartime firefight.
(c) A carnival game.
(d) A paintball competition.
3. What was new about the enemy composition in Vietnam as opposed to previous wars?
(a) The enemy hid in tunnels.
(b) The enemy was younger in age.
(c) Their were many women combatants.
(d) The enemy blended in with the populace.
4. In Chapter 2, Grossman indicates that committing an atrocity can cause what within a group?
(a) Dissent.
(b) Mass battle fatigue.
(c) Identification with the enemy.
(d) Closer bonding.
5. What animal was used in Skinner's conditioning experiment?
(a) Humans.
(b) Monkeys.
(c) Dogs.
(d) Rats.
Short Answer 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?
2. In Chapter 2, what advice do German World War I vets give World War II recruits?
3. As related in Chapter 5, Stellman and Stellman studied what?
4. In conditioning soldiers to fire quickly, what has the military not prepared them for?
5. According to Grossman in Chapter 2, what is the purpose of after-mission briefings in modern wars?
Short Essay Questions
1. Describe the strange dichotomy between nudity and killing in Western culture?
2. In Chapter 5, how does Grossman illustrate the danger of refusing to take part in an atrocity?
3. According to Grossman in Chapter 3, how can PTSD be treated effectively?
4. What separates a natural warrior from a psychopath?
5. What factors contribute to a soldier's decision to commit an atrocity?
6. Describe the strange story of the CIA guard at the end of Chapter 1?
7. How did John Foster rationalize killing a VC in Chapter 1?
8. What are the three categories of atrocity as delineated in Chapter 1?
9. Which essential qualities makes a role model desirable as listed in Chapter 4?
10. As described in Chapter 2, how do children progress through increasingly violent entertainment?
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