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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What key part of moral thinking are violent boys typically missing?
(a) Regret.
(b) Compassion.
(c) Sympathy.
(d) Empathy.

2. These can help young boys develop a positive sense of self.
(a) Care and concern.
(b) Empathy and apathy.
(c) Love and kindness.
(d) Spirituality and love.

3. What is the term for those who are amoral in psychiatric terms?
(a) Schizophrenic.
(b) Manic depressant.
(c) Psychopath.
(d) Criminal.

4. Children are fundamentally ________________.
(a) Racist.
(b) Sexist.
(c) Liberal.
(d) Conservative.

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

6. What are violent children learning about adults in their lives at early ages?
(a) That adults are childish.
(b) That adults cannot protect them.
(c) That adults are cruel.
(d) That adults are irresponsible.

7. Character education supports a set of core values, or ___________________.
(a) Landmarks of success.
(b) Social triggers.
(c) Pillars of character.
(d) Social anchors.

8. Recidivists are those who ________________________.
(a) Those who never go to prison.
(b) Those put on probation after release.
(c) Never return to prison following release.
(d) Are sent back to prison after release.

9. The weakness of this trend may not always be apparent, but does little to help in crisis.
(a) Spirituality.
(b) Psychology.
(c) Political activism.
(d) Materialism.

10. An extreme lack of confidence in the future is called ___________________.
(a) Terminal thinking.
(b) Depressed thinking.
(c) Angry thinking.
(d) End thinking.

11. How many teens in 1992 believed you could trust others?
(a) Fifty percent.
(b) Two percent.
(c) Seventy five percent.
(d) Nineteen percent.

12. This type of influence matters in how a boy behaves in society, regardless of home life.
(a) Sibling influence.
(b) Self influence.
(c) Peer influence.
(d) School influence.

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

14. Why is the morality of violent boys often primitive?
(a) It reflects what they have learned in their world.
(b) It reflects their vulnerability.
(c) It reflects what they see on TV.
(d) It reflects the animals they are.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In addition to helping deter violent teens, character education helps to __________________.

2. What is the first task, according to Garbarino's political agenda to stop youth violence?

3. Early recognition of this disorder, along with proper treatment, is the fifth line of defense.

4. Institutional life for violent boys should communicate __________________.

5. ART stands for __________________.

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