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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. This form of attachment indicates a high stress level and inconsolability.
(a) Insecure avoidant.
(b) Disorganized disoriented.
(c) Secure.
(d) Insecure ambivalent.

2. What causes the most damage, in terms of risk factors for violent behavior?
(a) Having just one or two risks.
(b) Having one risk and no support.
(c) An accumulation of risks.
(d) Having two risk factors, but also having a support system.

3. What do older boys who are violent have in common, in terms of their actions as little boys?
(a) They were shy little boys.
(b) They were violent little boys.
(c) They were depressed little boys.
(d) They were happy little boys.

4. What does Julio represent?
(a) A success.
(b) A failure.
(c) A lost cause.
(d) A tragedy.

5. What surprised Garbarino about his experiences with the prosecuting attorney?
(a) The attorney didn't care about the law.
(b) The attorney only worried about the victims.
(c) The attorney didn't care about the crime.
(d) The attorney only worried about the boys' crime, not his life.

6. What has been shown to increase obedience during infancy?
(a) A strict mother.
(b) A fearful mother.
(c) A responsive mother.
(d) A non responsive mother.

7. What are some traits that put a child at risk for becoming aggressive?
(a) High activity level and increased fear.
(b) High activity level and a genius intelligence.
(c) High activity level and a lack of fear.
(d) High activity level and a lack of boredom.

8. What else is an important factor in youth violence?
(a) How kids act around adults.
(b) How kids think and feel about religion.
(c) How kids think and feel about the world.
(d) How kids act around peers.

9. What book is a favorite of the boys at the center?
(a) To Kill a Mockingbird.
(b) Autobiography of Malcolm X.
(c) Catcher in the Rye.
(d) Red Mars.

10. What keeps the soul from dying, according to Garbarino?
(a) A resilience to suffering.
(b) A strong religious background.
(c) A strong sense of self worth.
(d) Temperament, resilience, love, and divine intervention.

11. What is the name of the game children in 'war zone' neighborhoods play with blocks?
(a) Death.
(b) War.
(c) Funeral.
(d) Gangland.

12. What do young violent boys tend to show in terms of fear?
(a) A lack of understanding for fearful situations.
(b) A level of fearlessness.
(c) A high level of fear.
(d) An abnormal level of fear.

13. What other type of violence has increased among young men?
(a) Rape.
(b) Suicide.
(c) Harm to animals.
(d) Robbery.

14. 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.

15. What emotion is often linked with anger in troubled boys?
(a) Humiliation.
(b) Elation.
(c) Control.
(d) Depression.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did some adults do in response to the announcing of the verdict in the Jonesboro trial?

2. What is one hypothesis about why some children have lower resting heart rates?

3. What does Garbarino claim can lead us to humane treatment and rehabilitation?

4. What trait do some mothers have or develop that can cause behavioral issues in their children, in terms of emotional attachment?

5. Children who lack attachment abilities have difficultly learning ____________________.

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