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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 5, Killing and Atrocities: No Honor Here, No Virtue : Chapters 1-4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 2, Grossman indicates that committing an atrocity can cause what within a group?
(a) Mass battle fatigue.
(b) Identification with the enemy.
(c) Closer bonding.
(d) Dissent.

2. According to Grossman in Chapter 2, who is often given the cold shoulder in the military?
(a) Grunts.
(b) Snipers.
(c) Diplomats.
(d) Newly-commisioned officers.

3. In Chapter 7, an anonymous soldier compares what horrific incident to masturbation?
(a) The Katyn massacre.
(b) The My Lai massacre.
(c) The Battle of Shiloh.
(d) The Cultural Revolution.

4. Which Civil War officer does Grossman quote at the beginning of Chapter 5?
(a) Pickett.
(b) Sherman.
(c) Jackson.
(d) McClellen.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 3, an Israeli study says a hostage is much more likely to die if what?

2. Chapter 7 begins with several vets joking about raping and murdering which public figure?

3. At the end of Chapter 4, what physical reaction to exhaustion and hunger does Grossman cite?

4. What is the unifying element that links all of the coping tactics in Chapter 3?

5. Which of the following is not an animal that Grossman uses as an example of sexual dominating behavior at the beginning of Chapter 7?

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