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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Preface - Chapter 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What else is an important factor in youth violence?
(a) How kids act around adults.
(b) How kids think and feel about the world.
(c) How kids act around peers.
(d) How kids think and feel about religion.

3. In what year did four shootings occur in areas that were not typically hubs of youth violence?
(a) 1998.
(b) 1922.
(c) 1987.
(d) 1968.

4. Having a history of _____________ increases the likelihood one will commit murder.
(a) Abuse.
(b) Memory loss.
(c) Religious intolerance.
(d) Teen pregnancy.

5. What phrase does Garbarino use to explain the way the nation reacts to situations, based on color and socioeconomic status?
(a) Race and color bias.
(b) Economic and class bias.
(c) Class and race bias.
(d) Class and color bias.

Short Answer Questions

1. If a teen has been arrested, and has an already existing risk factor, the odds of the youth committing murder are ____________________.

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

3. What is the leading cause of death for young minority males?

4. What does Julio represent?

5. How has social policy contributed to youth violence?

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