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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many moral systems do most have?
(a) Two.
(b) Ten.
(c) One.
(d) Five.

2. How do some boys become lost, even without purposeful abuse and neglect?
(a) A withdrawal of positive adults, through divorce.
(b) A withdrawal of love.
(c) A withdrawal of attention.
(d) A withdrawal of parental guidance.

3. What is the tipping point for a peer group to flip from positive to negative?
(a) When the majority is positive.
(b) When all the positive persons leave.
(c) When the majority is negative.
(d) When all the positive persons stand against the negative.

4. What has been found to lower as developmental threats accumulate?
(a) Body temperature.
(b) Temper.
(c) Blood pressure.
(d) IQ.

5. What is low resting heart rate associated with, according to the study by Losel, Bender, and Bliesener?
(a) Abuse victims.
(b) Antisocial behavior.
(c) Avoidance personalities.
(d) Social behavior.

Short Answer Questions

1. What else is an important factor in youth violence?

2. What does the author reveal about himself as he discusses difficult children?

3. What did Allan, the boy accused of stealing the drug dealer's gun, mean by being "on point"?

4. Trauma occurs when overwhelming ideas combine with ____________________.

5. What often begins the spiral of depression, anger, and violence in teenage boys?

(see the answer key)

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