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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 7, Killing at Sexual Range: | Section 4, An Anatomy of Killing: All Factors Considered: Chapter 1, The Demands of Authority: Milgram and the Military.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In the World War II stories of Chapter 4, what do soldiers do to avoid killing?
(a) Smoke cigarettes.
(b) Surrender to German troops.
(c) Sleep.
(d) Pretend to be dead.

3. According to Grossman in Chapter 3, why do most soldiers refuse to discuss their aversion to killing?
(a) To scare would-be challengers.
(b) To impress civilians.
(c) To avoid court martial.
(d) To save face with others.

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

5. In Chapter 4, what World War II battle does Grossman cite as an example of hunger deciding combat?
(a) Midway.
(b) Normandy.
(c) Stalingrad.
(d) Iwo Jima.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Which Roman leader and writer does Grossman quote in Chapter 4?

3. In Chapter 7, what reason does Grossman give for the cultural separation between officers and enlisted men in the military?

4. How many days can a soldier remain in combat before psychological trauma begins to manifest itself?

5. How many tours in Vietnam did the vet quoted in Chapter 7 serve before realizing that the killing urge was consuming him?

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