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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did the Chicago Tribune publish in 1993?
(a) In depth profiles of police killed.
(b) In depth profiles of children killed.
(c) In depth profiles of everyone killed.
(d) In depth profiles of adults killed.

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

3. What do these various options for early violent behavior often depend on?
(a) A stable home environment.
(b) An availability of social resources.
(c) A willingness on the part of the child.
(d) An end to any drug addiction.

4. What has increased along with youth violence in the United States?
(a) Racism.
(b) Adult violence.
(c) Median incomes.
(d) The prevalence of risk factors associated with youth violence.

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

6. What happened to Malcolm's girlfriend?
(a) She was killed as a prostitute.
(b) She was arrested for drug possession.
(c) She was shot and killed.
(d) She died giving birth.

7. What is often the result of emotional disassociation?
(a) A lack of intelligence.
(b) Social avoidance.
(c) Shyness.
(d) Repressed anger.

8. Having a history of criminal violence in the family makes one's chances of committing murder ___________________.
(a) Twice as high.
(b) Nine times as high.
(c) Three times as high.
(d) Twice as low.

9. What is one hypothesis about why some children have lower resting heart rates?
(a) These children have a low emotional reaction system.
(b) These children have physical abnormalities.
(c) This is a genetic trait.
(d) These children have adapted for survival.

10. What does Garbarino claim anger is a representation of?
(a) Sadness.
(b) Distrust.
(c) Low self worth.
(d) Fear.

11. How many homicides are there in the U.S. each year?
(a) 230,000.
(b) 23,000.
(c) 230.
(d) 2,300.

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

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

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

15. What has developed in medium cities that has resulted in even more youth violence?
(a) Poverty.
(b) The same 'war zones' that exist in large cities.
(c) Racism.
(d) The same gangs that exist in large cities.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did an end to segregation allow for the growth of youth violence?

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

3. How long has the author been studying violent youth?

4. Why do 'war zone' areas have higher rates of youth violence?

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

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