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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 4, An Anatomy of Killing: All Factors Considered: Chapter 3, Emotional Distance:.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Grossman in Chapter 1, what is the primary duty of the leader of a Greek phalanx?
(a) To fight with the men.
(b) The stategize behind lines.
(c) The deliver orders.
(d) To reform the formation when someone fell.

2. What great advance in military technology did Gustavus Adolphus create?
(a) The automatic rifle.
(b) The chain gun.
(c) The portable cannon.
(d) The black powder rifle.

3. In the final story of Chapter 4, the one in which an American and Viet Cong soldier happen upon each other, who is killed?
(a) The Viet Cong.
(b) Both men.
(c) Neither man.
(d) The American.

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

5. Early in Chapter 2, Grossman quotes a researcher who say that most soldier's relationship with their comrades are stronger than with whom?
(a) Their children.
(b) Themselves.
(c) Their parents.
(d) Their wives.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Grossman at the end of Chapter 2, what is the most effective treatment for psychiatric casualties?

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

3. What percentage of casualties did cannon fire comprise in many Civil War battles?

4. According to Grossman in Chapter 7, how long can guilt over killing last?

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

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