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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 regards to war, what group of people does Grossman say in Chapter 1 is most distanced in their decision-making?
(a) Contractors.
(b) Petty officers.
(c) Politicians.
(d) Generals.

2. In Vietnam, about how many sniper rounds did it take to kill one enemy soldier?
(a) 2.50.
(b) 1.
(c) 1.39.
(d) 3.12.

3. Aside from officers, which individuals are often killed in combat for their toll on morale?
(a) The elderly.
(b) Wives.
(c) Flagbearers.
(d) Young recruits.

4. According to Grossman in Chapter 2, what is the purpose of after-mission briefings in modern wars?
(a) Researching the stressors most affecting men.
(b) Allowing a cool-down period for soldiers.
(c) Reinforcing the rightness of their combat.
(d) Sharing best practices.

5. What conversion did most military personnel make to their bayonets in combat?
(a) They removed them completely.
(b) They used the blunt end of them.
(c) They attached them upside down.
(d) They used them as hand weapons.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Grossman in Chapter 1, what is the primary duty of the leader of a Greek phalanx?

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

3. In Chapter 2, what is a socially humiliating act regarding modern media?

4. According to Grossman at the beginning of Chapter 5, what produces actual terror in really dangerous situations?

5. Which of the following is not an example of an earlier, less-detrimental media monster listed in Chapter 2?

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