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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In the beginning of Chapter 4, Grossman says the highest estimate for the number of Vietnam vets with PTSD is what?
(a) 1.5 million.
(b) 1.9 million.
(c) 1.1 million.
(d) 2.4 million.

3. In Chapter 2, Grossman says the discussion of the killing process is most effective with which people?
(a) Criminal psychologists.
(b) School children.
(c) War vets.
(d) Convicted murderers.

4. In what country did the case-study of Chapter 4 take place?
(a) Congo.
(b) Thailand.
(c) Rwanda.
(d) Philippines.

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

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

7. What experience described at the end of Chapter 2 caused guilt in Sol, a World War II vet who did not take part in killing?
(a) The liberation of a concentration camp.
(b) The bombing of Nagasaki.
(c) The Normandy landing.
(d) The bombardment of a Japanese island.

8. In his anecdote of Chapter 2, what event elicited surprisingly violent action from Richard Heckler?
(a) A mugging.
(b) A long line at a supermarket.
(c) His wife leaving him.
(d) His mother's death.

9. Which of the following is not a point of the Weinberger Doctrine?
(a) Soldiers must be sent in sufficient numbers to accomplish goals.
(b) Military should only be sent when vital interests are at stake.
(c) Military deployment should be a last resort.
(d) Soldiers must be armed with newest developed weaponry.

10. According to Grossman in Chapter 3, why is the struggle to train young men to kill a lopsided struggle?
(a) Armies have had thousands of years to develop.
(b) Killing is against human instinct.
(c) The army is poorly staffed and funded.
(d) Young men are naturally disposed to be aggressive.

11. What public figure's death is referenced in the end of Chapter 2 to illustrate the relationship of nudity and violence?
(a) John Lennon.
(b) James Dean.
(c) Benito Mussolini.
(d) Jane Mansfield.

12. According to Grossman in Chapter 1, what was the solution the American military's solution after World War II to many soldiers more willing to shoot?
(a) Psychological bombardment.
(b) An all-volunteer army.
(c) More careful recruiting screening.
(d) Advances in rifle firing range.

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

14. At the beginning of Chapter 5, Grossman calls a soldier's choice to participate in an atrocity a what?
(a) Suicidal act.
(b) Faustian bargain.
(c) Surrender to fear.
(d) Fool's errand.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 5, to what group did the German defector interviewed switch?

2. According to Grossman in Chapter 1, which type of combatants are more prone than most to a powerful exhilaration stage?

3. How were tours of duty different in Vietnam compared to other wars?

4. By 1971, what percentage of evacuations from Vietnam was related to psychiatric problems?

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

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