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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Garbarino say is true about the middle class, white killers of the modern age?
(a) They are not truly violent.
(b) They are copy cat killers.
(c) They too show an accumulation of risk factors.
(d) They are spoiled.

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

3. What does Garbarino accuse people of not wanting to do, when it comes to violent youth?
(a) Punish them.
(b) Listen to them.
(c) Understand them.
(d) Incarcerate them.

4. Having a history of criminal violence in the family makes one's chances of committing murder ___________________.
(a) Twice as high.
(b) Nine times as high.
(c) Three times as high.
(d) Twice as low.

5. What does Garbarino see little difference in, in terms of psychological significance?
(a) Domestic abuse and homicide.
(b) Suicide and murder.
(c) Murder and violent assault.
(d) Robbery and armed robbery.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many teenagers report they could obtain a gun within an hour?

2. What does Garbarino claim can lead us to humane treatment and rehabilitation?

3. What clothing item differentiates the levels of progress within the center?

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

5. How did an end to segregation allow for the growth of youth violence?

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