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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 3,Killing and Physical Distance: From a Distance You Don't Look Anything Like a Friend: Chapter 5, Killing at Edged-Weapons Range | Section 3, Killing and Physical Distance: From a Distance You Don't Look Anything Like a Friend: Chapter 6, Killing at Hand-to-Hand Combat Range.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At the end of Chapter 6, Grossman says that what can provide a sudden injection of fortitude into a unit of men?
(a) Nothing.
(b) Rest.
(c) New leadership.
(d) Victory.

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

3. Which Roman leader and writer does Grossman quote in Chapter 4?
(a) Marcus Aurelius.
(b) Tacitus.
(c) Claudius.
(d) Herodotus.

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

5. What occurs as a result of exhaustion after the 60-day mark of continuous combat?
(a) Hallucinations.
(b) Narcolepsy.
(c) Death.
(d) Muscle atrophy.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Grossman in Chapter 3, why do most soldiers refuse to discuss their aversion to killing?

2. According to Grossman at the beginning of Chapter 5, what produces actual terror in really dangerous situations?

3. What does Grossman cite at length in Chapter 5 as a perfect amalgamation of the effects of hate on psychological state?

4. According to the DSM, when is Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder most severe?

5. What city did King Sennacherib destroy?

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