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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 4-5.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did some adults do in response to the announcing of the verdict in the Jonesboro trial?
(a) Threatened to kill the young male perpetrators.
(b) Threatened to blow up the prison.
(c) Threatened to kill one another.
(d) Threatened to kill themselves.

2. What is one hypothesis about why some children have lower resting heart rates?
(a) This is a genetic trait.
(b) These children have adapted for survival.
(c) These children have physical abnormalities.
(d) These children have a low emotional reaction system.

3. What does the author admit he is trying to do by writing this book?
(a) Make sense of grief.
(b) Help heal youth.
(c) Make sense of youth violence.
(d) Help the victims of youth violence.

4. Why does Garbarino try to help others understand violent youth?
(a) Because he wants people to better themselves.
(b) Because he wants to rehabilitate society.
(c) Because he wants to help people learn about themselves.
(d) Because he wants to rescue the person inside the violent youth.

5. Why do some children who are not abused become violent children?
(a) Their parents are withdrawn, but not abusive.
(b) Their parents are bad.
(c) Their parents are often gone.
(d) Their parents are antisocial.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does a lowered resilience and coping ability compound negative social influences?

2. Garbarino believes adults should protect children from degrading, dehumanizing, and desensitizing imagery by _____________________.

3. What is amoral?

4. Why do many adults avoid teenagers?

5. What does the term 'bad seed' imply?

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