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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Preface - Chapter 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What gift does Garbarino give Malcolm that makes him cry?
(a) A guitar.
(b) A car.
(c) A book.
(d) A journal.

2. Garbarino says that at risk populations don't cause the epidemic, they _____________________.
(a) Don't care, so they don't fight the infection.
(b) Have too few adults to combat the issues.
(c) Have too many issues to combat one more.
(d) Are more ripe for infection.

3. What is one reason homicide rates seem to have declined?
(a) There are fewer homicides than ten years ago.
(b) Medical technology saves some that would have died of their wounds ten years ago.
(c) Fewer homicides are actually reported.
(d) There are fewer guns on the streets than ten years ago.

4. Having a history of _____________ increases the likelihood one will commit murder.
(a) Teen pregnancy.
(b) Abuse.
(c) Memory loss.
(d) Religious intolerance.

5. What does Garbarino see little difference in, in terms of psychological significance?
(a) Robbery and armed robbery.
(b) Domestic abuse and homicide.
(c) Suicide and murder.
(d) Murder and violent assault.

Short Answer Questions

1. If a teen has been arrested, and has an already existing risk factor, the odds of the youth committing murder are ____________________.

2. How many teenagers report they could obtain a gun within an hour?

3. What happened to Malcolm's girlfriend?

4. What does Garbarino claim is inside almost every violent teenager?

5. What has increased along with youth violence in the United States?

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