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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 6-8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Garbarino say is true about the middle class, white killers of the modern age?
(a) They are spoiled.
(b) They are copy cat killers.
(c) They too show an accumulation of risk factors.
(d) They are not truly violent.

2. What is the technical term for the disorder that results in highly troubled young boys who constantly misbehave?
(a) Social disorder.
(b) Disruptive disorder.
(c) Conduct Disorder.
(d) Personality disorder.

3. What does Garbarino call the spiritual being within a child?
(a) The divine self.
(b) The holy self.
(c) The sacred self.
(d) The religious self.

4. What does Garbarino claim that boys, because of masculine socialization, feel an intense pressure to be?
(a) Abusive and cruel.
(b) Kind and considerate.
(c) Tender and sweet.
(d) Tough and powerful.

5. Many extremely violent boys have experienced trauma to ___________________.
(a) Their legs.
(b) Their souls.
(c) Their brains.
(d) Their spirits.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to General S.L.A. Marshall, resilience is not:

2. The human impulse to focus on the legacy we leave behind for future generations is called __________________.

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

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

5. According to Garbarino, the presence of guns means __________________.

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