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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 2-3.

Multiple Choice Questions

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(c) Their parents are withdrawn, but not abusive.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

2. What can help a child who is abused overcome his/her tainted view of the world?
(a) Medication.
(b) A compensatory relationship.
(c) A strong faith.
(d) A high IQ.

3. How many kids with negative and aggressive social maps become violent?
(a) Ninety percent.
(b) Five percent.
(c) Thirty five percent.
(d) Twenty percent.

4. What did Josh mean when he asked his father to note the color and names of those in the newspaper?
(a) He was referring to the fact that most were black or Hispanic.
(b) He was referring to the fact that all in the paper were Hispanic.
(c) He was referring to the fact that all in the paper were white.
(d) He was referring to the fact that all in the paper had odd names.

5. What gift does Garbarino give Malcolm that makes him cry?
(a) A car.
(b) A journal.
(c) A book.
(d) A guitar.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which is the most common parenting problem, according to the federal government?

2. What does Garbarino claim is inside almost every violent teenager?

3. What has increased along with youth violence in the United States?

4. How has social policy contributed to youth violence?

5. What other areas in the world have seen youth violence due to racism and cultural values?

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