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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What percentage of the population qualifies as a natural warrior?
(a) About 6 percent.
(b) About 2 percent.
(c) About 25 percent.
(d) About 10 percent.

2. Birth of a Nation is widely credited with increasing what?
(a) Military recruitment.
(b) Movie sales.
(c) The popularity of the Klan.
(d) The sale of fireworks.

3. What mistaken impression did the ex-CIA officer whose story appears at the end of Chapter 1 have about his prisoner?
(a) He thought he was an American.
(b) He thought he killed him.
(c) He thought he was a relative.
(d) He thought he escaped.

4. What is a common feature of natural warriors presented in Chapter 5?
(a) They experienced violence as children.
(b) They join the military before the age of 25.
(c) They come from working class families.
(d) They have no religious affiliation.

5. By 1971, what percentage of evacuations from Vietnam was related to psychiatric problems?
(a) 75.
(b) 12.
(c) 28.
(d) 50.

6. According to Grossman in Chapter 6, why is a suicide bomber more effective than a traditional shooter?
(a) He is less conspicuous.
(b) He can kill more victims before dying.
(c) He will not lose his weapon.
(d) He cannot retreat.

7. In Chapter 3, what does Grossman delineate as a voice of authority in modern youth killing?
(a) Peers.
(b) Parents.
(c) Gang leaders.
(d) Media.

8. To what presidency does Grossman apply the killing process in Chapter 2?
(a) George HW Bush.
(b) Ronald Reagan.
(c) Franklin Roosevelt.
(d) Andrew Johnson.

9. Which of the following theorists presents evidence concerning proximity of authority and peer groups?
(a) Shalit.
(b) Swank.
(c) Milgram.
(d) Marshall.

10. At the end of Chapter 5, Grossman says that a soldier who refuses to take part in an atrocity represents what?
(a) An independent heart.
(b) Nobility in mankind.
(c) Resistance to peer pressure.
(d) Fear incarnate.

11. Which of the following is not a psychological process for enabling killing as set out in Chapter 1?
(a) Imitation of vicarious role models.
(b) Demystification of aparatuses.
(c) Operant conditioning.
(d) Classical conditioning.

12. What stigma constitutes a gray atrocity?
(a) One in which loss of life is minimal.
(b) One in which lines between ally and enemy are gone.
(c) One in which both sides face civilian casualties.
(d) One in which individual soldiers act without orders.

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

14. According to Grossman in Chapter 4, who is manipulating the wills of American youth without their consent?
(a) Entertainment figures.
(b) Their teachers.
(c) Communists.
(d) The military.

15. Which of the following is not a means of recuperation Grossman endorses for PTSD in Chapter 3?
(a) Safe disclosure.
(b) Bonding with vets.
(c) Support groups.
(d) Medication.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does a drill instructor teach as the root of manhood?

2. In Chapter 2, Grossman indicates that committing an atrocity can cause what within a group?

3. Which of the following is not a response to killing as described at the beginning of Chapter 1?

4. What is different about the way the way the hypothetical World War II and Vietnam vets returned home in Chapter 3?

5. In Chapter 4, Grossman says that every veteran can immediately visualize his what?

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