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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 4-5.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Garbarino's interview of third graders in Illinois, how many believed they could get a gun if needed?
(a) One half.
(b) One third.
(c) Three fourths.
(d) One in twenty.

2. What is one of the central controversies in child development, in terms of bad behavior?
(a) Whether bad behavior is socially acceptable.
(b) Whether bad behavior is a reaction to abuse.
(c) Whether bad behavior is taught.
(d) Whether bad behavior is programmed genetically.

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

4. Why do 'war zone' areas have higher rates of youth violence?
(a) The people are impoverished.
(b) The people are uneducated.
(c) The people have broken families.
(d) The people have higher buildups of risk factors.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Garbarino says that at risk populations don't cause the epidemic, they _____________________.

2. What does the author reveal about himself as he discusses difficult children?

3. What is one reason homicide rates seem to have declined?

4. What did Julio become in prison?

5. Why do some children who are not abused become violent children?

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