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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Early recognition of this disorder, along with proper treatment, is the fifth line of defense.
(a) RSV.
(b) ADHD.
(c) Conduct Disorder.
(d) Schizophrenia.

3. To help children make better moral choices, adults can help youths develop _________________.
(a) Businesses.
(b) Sympathy.
(c) Empathy.
(d) Talents and goals.

4. Positive parenting practices stimulate _____________________.
(a) Healthy physical development.
(b) Healthy child development.
(c) Healthy relationships.
(d) Healthy psychological development.

5. Why are the homicide rates of war veterans so much smaller?
(a) They are not angry.
(b) They are afraid of government.
(c) They are socially supported.
(d) They have military discipline.

6. What is the first task, according to Garbarino's political agenda to stop youth violence?
(a) To reduce exposure to alcohol and drugs.
(b) To reduce police brutality.
(c) To reduce abuse.
(d) To reduce exposure to violent images.

7. Perpetrator relocation is when the perpetrator is ____________________.
(a) Relocated to a less toxic environment.
(b) Relocated to family members.
(c) Relocated to state prisons.
(d) Relocated to work farms.

8. A lack of positive purpose is one of the consequences of _____________________.
(a) Early violence.
(b) Early social issues.
(c) Abuse.
(d) Early abandonment.

9. ART stands for __________________.
(a) Anger Replacement Training.
(b) Antisocial Retraining.
(c) Anger Reliance Training.
(d) Anti-anger Replacement Training.

10. The third line of defense against violent teens are early intervention programs that deal with ___________________.
(a) Bullying issues.
(b) Alcohol issues.
(c) Drug issues.
(d) Attachment issues.

11. Harry Stack Sullivan said, "Human behavior is more simply ______________________."
(a) Animalistic than otherwise.
(b) Human than otherwise.
(c) Godly than otherwise.
(d) Stupid than otherwise.

12. The term used in the book for the negative elements of the social environment that contaminate children is ___________________.
(a) Social relations.
(b) Social toxicity.
(c) Social pressure.
(d) Social bias.

13. Why do violent boys appear arrogant, according to Garbarino?
(a) They are victimizing themselves.
(b) They are overcompensating for their low self worth.
(c) They are arrogant.
(d) They are overcompensating for defensiveness.

14. What did the two boys in Gloverville have in their car that they drove around for several days?
(a) A kidnapped victim.
(b) A dead body.
(c) A dead bird.
(d) A stray dog.

15. What does Garbarino call the new social math?
(a) When children realize they have a less likely percentage of survival in a gang.
(b) When children realize they have a less likely percentage of survival than those in higher classes.
(c) When children realize they have a more likely percentage of survival joining a church group.
(d) When children realize they have a more likely percentage of survival in a gang.

Short Answer Questions

1. Behaviors that become self sustaining attain ______________________.

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

3. What is the tipping point for a peer group to flip from positive to negative?

4. This type of influence matters in how a boy behaves in society, regardless of home life.

5. The weakness of this trend may not always be apparent, but does little to help in crisis.

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