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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 8, Killing in America: What Are we Doing to Our Children? : Chapter 4, Social Learning and Role Models in the Media.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 1, what weapon does Grossman use as an example of a homemade killing implement?
(a) A shiv.
(b) An IED.
(c) A spring gun.
(d) A sawed-off shotgun.

2. Which Roman leader and writer does Grossman quote in Chapter 4?
(a) Claudius.
(b) Marcus Aurelius.
(c) Tacitus.
(d) Herodotus.

3. With what term does Grossman describe the reticence of the military to discuss non-firing in Chapter 3?
(a) An official fiction.
(b) Everybody's sin.
(c) A conspiracy of silence.
(d) A secret under the rug.

4. According to Grossman in Chapter 1, which type of combatants are more prone than most to a powerful exhilaration stage?
(a) New grunts.
(b) Marines.
(c) Fighter pilots.
(d) Navy seals.

5. Between 1970 and today, what increase has occurred in the number of imprisoned individuals per 100,000?
(a) 150 to 400.
(b) 150 to 700.
(c) 40 to 250.
(d) 100 to 500.

Short Answer Questions

1. What city did King Sennacherib destroy?

2. As described in Chapter 4, how did German soldiers surrender at the end of World War II?

3. According to Grossman in Chapter 8, what varies widely regarding those who recover from mental trauma after killing in combat?

4. What story does Grossman end Chapter 4 with?

5. According to Grossman in Chapter 6, why is a suicide bomber more effective than a traditional shooter?

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