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

2. What percentage of the population can sustain more than a few months duty without sustaining long-term mental damage?
(a) 0.
(b) 2.
(c) 25.
(d) 13.

3. What percentage of casualties did cannon fire comprise in many Civil War battles?
(a) 10.
(b) 50.
(c) 4.
(d) 23.

4. What does Grossman cite at length in Chapter 5 as a perfect amalgamation of the effects of hate on psychological state?
(a) The Holocaust.
(b) The Hanoi HIlton.
(c) The Andersonville Prison.
(d) The Cambodian Killing Fields.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In combat, Grossman says in Chapter 4 that the two entities individuals most want to defend are what?

2. Which of the following is not a category of atrocity listed in Chapter 1?

3. In Chapter 6, Grossman indicates that an Islamic suicide bomber's authority figure is what?

4. Which of the following is not a stage of Stockholm Syndrome?

5. Which stage of the killing process did Eric - who shot a VC soldier while he was urinating - skip,as described in Chapter 2?

(see the answer key)

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