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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) Learned German.
(b) Self-harm.
(c) Declined to fire their weapons.
(d) Released prisoners-of-war.

2. In what war did Lord Moran fight?
(a) The Rhodesian Wars.
(b) The Civil War.
(c) The Falklands War.
(d) World War I.

3. In Chapter 3, Grossman says what two stimuli most often impel soldiers to kill?
(a) Fear and anger.
(b) Psychological disorders and prejudices.
(c) Expectations and coercions.
(d) Guilt and training.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does fight-or-flight not come into play in a battle situation?

2. What occurs as a result of exhaustion after the 60-day mark of continuous combat?

3. Which of the following is not an option for a soldier in combat that Grossman lists in Chapter 1?

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

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

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