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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The term for the moment when a small change in the presence of a germ produces a big change in the rate of infection is _______________________.
(a) The ending point.
(b) The tipping point.
(c) The dire point.
(d) The natural point.

2. Which is the most common parenting problem, according to the federal government?
(a) Abandonment.
(b) Neglect.
(c) Physical abuse.
(d) Mental abuse.

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

4. What can help turn the tide for violent boys, according to research by Kellam?
(a) Psychiatry.
(b) Effective classroom management.
(c) Home management.
(d) Psychotherapy.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Garbarino refer to these violent offenders as 'lost boys'?

2. What did Julio become in prison?

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

4. Why do abused children have a tendency to view the world differently?

5. In what year did four shootings occur in areas that were not typically hubs of youth violence?

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