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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. According to Grosman in Chapter 5, why do combatants choose the slash rather than thrust with edged weapons?
(a) It creates a radius of safety.
(b) It wounds rather than kills.
(c) It can be done while moving.
(d) It is a simpler motion.

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

3. Which of the following is not a sign of psychological trauma discussed in Chapter 1?
(a) Fatigue States.
(b) Obsessional and Compulsive States.
(c) Character Disorders.
(d) Sporadic Violence.

4. Freud, as quoted in Chapter 1, stresses the ascendancy of man's desire to what?
(a) Be validated.
(b) Prove himself.
(c) Obey.
(d) Reproduce.

5. What percentage of the population can sustain more than a few months duty without sustaining long-term mental damage?
(a) 25.
(b) 0.
(c) 13.
(d) 2.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 1, Grossman cites a study which says vets are most likely to fire when?

2. Early in Chapter 2, Grossman quotes a researcher who say that most soldier's relationship with their comrades are stronger than with whom?

3. With what term does Grossman describe the reticence of the military to discuss non-firing in Chapter 3?

4. How does the military normally deal with the problem of exhaustion in combat?

5. In combat, Grossman says in Chapter 4 that the two entities individuals most want to defend are what?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does the Vietnam Vet quoted in Chapter 7 choose to leave the army after six tours?

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

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

4. According to Grossman in Chapter 4, how do soldiers deal with guilt and horror in combat?

5. Describe the Vietnam story of Chapter 4.

6. What is punishment justification?

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

8. How does Grossman use his distance-guilt corollary to explain the oppression of the poor in Chapter 1?

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

10. Describe the metaphor Grossman uses for fortitude in Chapter 6?

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