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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 6, The Killing Response Stages: What Does It Feel Like to Kill? : Chapter 2, Applications of the Model: Murder-Suicides, Lost Elections and Thoughts of Insanity.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. During World War I, what was the favored weapon of American servicemen for killing enemy combatants?
(a) Rifles.
(b) Grenades.
(c) Bayonet.
(d) Mines.

2. In the anecdote of Chapter 5, what consequence does the German soldier who refuses to take part in an atrocity face?
(a) Court martial.
(b) Mockery.
(c) Forced labor.
(d) Summary execution.

3. In Chapter 8, what term does Grossman use to refer to those who have killed in war?
(a) Legalized perpetrators.
(b) Shooters.
(c) Combat actives.
(d) Noncriminal killers.

4. In the story at the beginning of Chapter 3, what percentage of soldiers questioned said they were certain they had killed even one enemy in combat?
(a) 10.
(b) 50.
(c) 30.
(d) 20.

5. According to Grossman in Chapter 2, who is often given the cold shoulder in the military?
(a) Diplomats.
(b) Newly-commisioned officers.
(c) Snipers.
(d) Grunts.

Short Answer Questions

1. What great advance in military technology did Gustavus Adolphus create?

2. How does the military normally deal with the problem of exhaustion in combat?

3. In Chapter 7, what does Grossman cite as a powerful examine of of link between violence and sex in popular culture?

4. What percentage of the population can sustain more than a few months duty without sustaining long-term mental damage?

5. According to Grossman in Chapter 1, why is it easy for the wealthy to oppress the poor without feeling guilt?

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