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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 2, Killing and Combat Trauma: The Role of Killing in Psychiatric Casualties: Chapter 5, The Wind of Hate | Section 2, Killing and Combat Trauma: The Role of Killing in Psychiatric Casualties: Chapter 6, The Well of Fortitude.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 1, Grossman reveals that the majority of active World War II soldiers did what?
(a) Released prisoners-of-war.
(b) Self-harm.
(c) Declined to fire their weapons.
(d) Learned German.

2. At the end of Chapter 4, what reason does Grossman give for the increase in firing and killing in recent wars?
(a) Less close-raange combat.
(b) Military conditioning practices.
(c) New weapons technology.
(d) The end of the draft.

3. What reason is given in Bhagavad Gita to justify killing?
(a) Killing is deliverance into heaven.
(b) Every man chooses his own death.
(c) All men are of the same Spirit.
(d) Soldiers must kill or be killed.

4. According to Grossman at the end of Chapter 2, what is the most effective treatment for psychiatric casualties?
(a) Medication.
(b) Time away from combat.
(c) Freudian therapy.
(d) Jungian therapy.

5. Why does fight-or-flight not come into play in a battle situation?
(a) Battle is a collective exercise.
(b) Soldiers are armed with weapons.
(c) Soldiers are able to communicate verbally with each other.
(d) Soldiers are on the same stratus of the food chain.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Grossman at the end of Chapter 5, on which individual are the affects of horror in combat most psychologically damaging?

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

3. What did military analysts in World War II predict about the result of civilian bombings?

4. Which of the following is not a sign of psychological trauma discussed in Chapter 1?

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

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