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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does a lowered resilience and coping ability compound negative social influences?
(a) Because these factors combine to lower self worth.
(b) Because these factors combine to lower emotional response.
(c) Because these factors combine to increase anger.
(d) Because these factors combine to increase violence.

2. 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 help people learn about themselves.
(d) Because he wants to rescue the person inside the violent youth.

3. What does Garbarino claim is the point of change in the social decline of neighborhoods?
(a) The moment when gang membership rises above 6 percent.
(b) The moment when affluent leadership drops below 6 percent.
(c) The moment when teen pregnancy rises above 6 percent.
(d) The moment when parental monitoring falls below 6 percent.

4. Why do some children who are not abused become violent children?
(a) Their parents are antisocial.
(b) Their parents are often gone.
(c) Their parents are bad.
(d) Their parents are withdrawn, but not abusive.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What do older boys who are violent have in common, in terms of their actions as little boys?

2. What can help turn the tide for violent boys, according to research by Kellam?

3. What do young violent boys tend to show in terms of fear?

4. Why is parental abandonment particularly dangerous?

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

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