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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 do young violent boys tend to show in terms of fear?
(a) An abnormal level of fear.
(b) A lack of understanding for fearful situations.
(c) A high level of fear.
(d) A level of fearlessness.

2. Garbarino claims some boys seek out images of evil and become addicted to them as a way of responding to what?
(a) The emptiness they feel inside.
(b) The anger they feel inside.
(c) Social pressures to conform.
(d) The resentment they feel inside.

3. What did the Chicago Tribune publish in 1993?
(a) In depth profiles of children killed.
(b) In depth profiles of police killed.
(c) In depth profiles of everyone killed.
(d) In depth profiles of adults killed.

4. What is the term for those who are amoral in psychiatric terms?
(a) Schizophrenic.
(b) Criminal.
(c) Psychopath.
(d) Manic depressant.

5. Terrance Real's work showed that emotional blockage in violent boys is partially a result of ________________.
(a) American culture.
(b) World norms.
(c) Improper socialization.
(d) A lack of respect.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the study by Tolan and Guerra on effective treatments, what two aspects were emphasized?

2. What is most important in the effect of parents on children?

3. What does Garbarino claim is one of the most important aspects of child development?

4. What do older boys who are violent have in common, in terms of their actions as little boys?

5. What is the tipping point for a peer group to flip from positive to negative?

(see the answer key)

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