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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When bad behavior starts at this point, it is particularly worrisome.
(a) Child onset.
(b) Adult onset.
(c) Adolescent onset.
(d) Any onset.

2. Why does this development hit smaller cities even harder?
(a) There are fewer schools to send children to, so teachers are overworked.
(b) There are fewer schools to send children to, so all are exposed.
(c) There are more schools to send children to, so only the poorest are exposed
(d) There are fewer schools to send children to, so everyone has a lower education.

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

4. What population has the highest rate of truancy?
(a) Those in homeless shelters.
(b) Those without any parents.
(c) Those in two parent households.
(d) Those in family groups other than a two parent household.

5. What did Josh mean when he asked his father to note the color and names of those in the newspaper?
(a) He was referring to the fact that all in the paper were white.
(b) He was referring to the fact that all in the paper were Hispanic.
(c) He was referring to the fact that most were black or Hispanic.
(d) He was referring to the fact that all in the paper had odd names.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Garbarino see little difference in, in terms of psychological significance?

2. What is low resting heart rate associated with, according to the study by Losel, Bender, and Bliesener?

3. What does Garbarino accuse people of not wanting to do, when it comes to violent youth?

4. Which is the most common parenting problem, according to the federal government?

5. In the study by Tolan and Guerra on effective treatments, what two aspects were emphasized?

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