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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 4-5.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is low resting heart rate associated with, according to the study by Losel, Bender, and Bliesener?
(a) Social behavior.
(b) Avoidance personalities.
(c) Abuse victims.
(d) Antisocial behavior.

3. What phrase does Garbarino use to explain the way the nation reacts to situations, based on color and socioeconomic status?
(a) Economic and class bias.
(b) Class and color bias.
(c) Class and race bias.
(d) Race and color bias.

4. What does the author argue is the other factor when, combined with rick factors, influences homicide rates?
(a) The role of race.
(b) Gender.
(c) Race.
(d) Economic status.

5. Garbarino says that at risk populations don't cause the epidemic, they _____________________.
(a) Have too few adults to combat the issues.
(b) Are more ripe for infection.
(c) Have too many issues to combat one more.
(d) Don't care, so they don't fight the infection.

Short Answer Questions

1. How has social policy contributed to youth violence?

2. What is common among emotionally retarded boys?

3. What does Julio represent?

4. What does the author reveal about himself as he discusses difficult children?

5. What has been found to lower as developmental threats accumulate?

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