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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The 'abuse excuse' defense is believed to occur when boys make up incidents of abuse, in order to __________________________.
(a) Gain respect.
(b) Escape punishment.
(c) Gain sympathy from judges.
(d) Anger their parents.

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

3. What is the term used to signify, among other things, the ability to read emotions of others?
(a) Emotional intelligence.
(b) Emotional ability.
(c) Emotional stability.
(d) Emotional response.

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

5. According to General S.L.A. Marshall, resilience is not:
(a) Absolute.
(b) Lasting.
(c) Necessary.
(d) Futile.

Short Answer 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.

2. These can help young boys develop a positive sense of self.

3. Perpetrator relocation is when the perpetrator is ____________________.

4. Garbarino believes that as children pass into adolescence, they are more vulnerable to ___________________.

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the debate on the role of government and public institutions in child development?

2. What is a moral circle, and how does this affect violent teens?

3. What is social support, as a foundation for resilience, and what are the two dimensions of social support?

4. What is the most effective violence prevention and reduction program?

5. What is terminal thinking, and why is it a problem for violent teens?

6. Why is the measure of wealth to a child difficult?

7. What is Garbarino's monastery method?

8. Explain why some boys seek out a negative universe.

9. Explain trauma, and why and how the learning of human fragility can be traumatic.

10. What are the four motives of teenagers to be drawn to guns, revealed in the study by Jeremy Shapiro?

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