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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is compartmentalization?
(a) The tendency to put feelings such as fear out of consciousness.
(b) The tendency to avoid emotional attachment.
(c) The tendency to disassociate from emotions.
(d) The tendency to put feelings such as fear in the forefront.

2. Why does the author blame improved care of premature babies for part of the youth violence issue?
(a) These children have higher rates of abuse.
(b) These children have higher rates of disease.
(c) These children have higher rates of drug addiction.
(d) These children have higher rates of neurological issues.

3. What causes the most damage, in terms of risk factors for violent behavior?
(a) An accumulation of risks.
(b) Having just one or two risks.
(c) Having one risk and no support.
(d) Having two risk factors, but also having a support system.

4. What keeps the soul from dying, according to Garbarino?
(a) A strong sense of self worth.
(b) Temperament, resilience, love, and divine intervention.
(c) A resilience to suffering.
(d) A strong religious background.

5. What happened to Malcolm's girlfriend?
(a) She was killed as a prostitute.
(b) She was arrested for drug possession.
(c) She was shot and killed.
(d) She died giving birth.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Garbarino claim is the point of change in the social decline of neighborhoods?

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

3. What has developed in medium cities that has resulted in even more youth violence?

4. How has social policy contributed to youth violence?

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

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