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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the World War II study cited in Chapter 1, how much would soldier firing decrease when leadership was not nearby?
(a) 25-30 percent.
(b) 35-40 percent.
(c) 15-20 percent.
(d) 5-10 percent.

2. Near the end of Chapter 1, Grossman cites a political cartoon criticizing what American commander?
(a) Grant.
(b) Sherman.
(c) LeMai.
(d) Patton.

3. Early in Chapter 2, Grossman quotes a researcher who say that most soldier's relationship with their comrades are stronger than with whom?
(a) Themselves.
(b) Their children.
(c) Their parents.
(d) Their wives.

4. According to Chapter 4, warfare is the process of giving individuals the means for what?
(a) Courage.
(b) Strategic superiority.
(c) Self-actualization.
(d) Destruction.

5. Which of the following is not a contributing factor in determining whether a group easily unites in combat killing?
(a) The size of the group.
(b) The mean age of the group.
(c) The psychological bond among members of the group.
(d) The proximity of members in the group.

Short Answer Questions

1. In terms of effective leadership, what disadvantage do mercenaries and gang leaders have?

2. What do most historians agree was the key to the Roman military model's success?

3. In Chapter 1, Grossman reveals that the majority of active World War II soldiers did what?

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

5. At the end of Chapter 4, what physical reaction to exhaustion and hunger does Grossman cite?

Short Essay Questions

1. At the beginning of the book, what personal prejudices does Grossman admit to?

2. What is the silent conspiracy does Grossman discuss in Chapter 4?

3. What assertion regarding military psychiatrists does Grossman make at the end of Chapter 8?

4. What societal and moral tenets cause guilt in an individual who has killed in a war?

5. How was the Roman centurion model more effective than the Greek phalanx, according to Grossman?

6. How did mechanical distance change the perception of war in the 1990's?

7. In Chapter 4, what philosophical and literary justifications for killing does Grossman cite?

8. What is punishment justification?

9. How does the Yale electroshock study connect with Grossman's thesis in Chapter 1?

10. What role does enemy morale play in the choice to kill?

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