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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. If a teen has been arrested, and has an already existing risk factor, the odds of the youth committing murder are ____________________.
(a) Three times as high.
(b) Twice as high.
(c) Lower.
(d) Nine times as high.

4. How did an end to segregation allow for the growth of youth violence?
(a) An end to segregation allowed the middle class minorities to move from the ghetto.
(b) An end to segregation allowed the lower class to spread.
(c) An end to segregation allowed minorities into the school systems.
(d) An end to segregation allowed the white classes to leave the minority behind.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the game children in 'war zone' neighborhoods play with blocks?

2. What is one reason homicide rates seem to have declined?

3. What phrase does Garbarino use to explain the way the nation reacts to situations, based on color and socioeconomic status?

4. How many homicides are there in the U.S. each year?

5. What gift does Garbarino give Malcolm that makes him cry?

(see the answer key)

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