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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Youth exposed to violence at home and in society are more apt to develop this, according to the fifth rule of violent boys' lives.
(a) Anger.
(b) Resentment.
(c) Dehumanization.
(d) Juvenile vigilantism.

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

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

4. Spiritual support can buffer against ___________________.
(a) Depression.
(b) Anxiety.
(c) Anger.
(d) Fear.

5. In addition to helping deter violent teens, character education helps to __________________.
(a) Detoxify the social environment.
(b) Help teachers and educators.
(c) Detoxify the family unit.
(d) Help abusive parents.

6. Terrance Real's work showed that emotional blockage in violent boys is partially a result of ________________.
(a) Improper socialization.
(b) A lack of respect.
(c) American culture.
(d) World norms.

7. Garbarino believes that as children pass into adolescence, they are more vulnerable to ___________________.
(a) Violence.
(b) Peer pressure.
(c) Anger.
(d) Melodrama.

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

9. Incorporating both male and female characteristics is called ___________________.
(a) Depression.
(b) Antisocial.
(c) Vulnerable.
(d) Androgyny.

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

11. The monastery approach focuses on ____________________.
(a) Order and anger.
(b) Contemplation and reflection.
(c) Power assertion and structure.
(d) Confrontation and dominance.

12. What percentage of American kids have been found to be in need of professional mental health intervention?
(a) Twenty.
(b) Ten.
(c) Three.
(d) Fifty.

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

14. What was "Early Warning, Timely Response" supposed to help with?
(a) Responding to community needs.
(b) Dealing with broken homes.
(c) Responding to student threats.
(d) Dealing with violent youth.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. The 'abuse excuse' defense is believed to occur when boys make up incidents of abuse, in order to __________________________.

2. What has Terrence Real identified as one of the major sources of depression in males?

3. What is the primary cause of neurological impairment in boys who are particularly vulnerable to learning violent patterns of behavior?

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

5. Boot camps are places that use ____________________.

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