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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. What does Garbarino call the spiritual being within a child?
(a) The sacred self.
(b) The religious self.
(c) The holy self.
(d) The divine self.

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

3. What is the name of center Garbarino helps run?
(a) New York State Center for Boys.
(b) New York Center for Violent Youth Offenders.
(c) Garbarino Center for Wayward Boys.
(d) Austin MacCormick Center.

4. What is a risk for boys who grow up without fathers?
(a) They will starve.
(b) They will become 'man of the house'.
(c) They will become early fathers.
(d) They will be uneducated.

5. What are some traits that put a child at risk for becoming aggressive?
(a) High activity level and a lack of fear.
(b) High activity level and a lack of boredom.
(c) High activity level and a genius intelligence.
(d) High activity level and increased fear.

Short Answer Questions

1. What phrase does Garbarino use to explain the way the nation reacts to situations, based on color and socioeconomic status?

2. What can happen in these early instances of violence in young boys?

3. What often begins the spiral of depression, anger, and violence in teenage boys?

4. How many high school boys carry a potentially lethal weapon?

5. What is the technical term for the disorder that results in highly troubled young boys who constantly misbehave?

Short Essay Questions

1. Explain why some abused children avoid these negative social maps?

2. Explain Garbarino's stance on social conditions, and their relationship to youth violence.

3. Explain what the Chicago Tribune did in 1993 - 1994, and what Garbarino's son's reaction was to his father's concerns.

4. Explain 'Conduct Disorder', and why it is a useful, but dangerous, label.

5. What are the temperamental traits that put a child at risk for trouble and aggression, and what does research on responsive mothers show in light of these traits?

6. Explain what class and race bias are, and how they contribute to a lack of concern for youth violence in minority areas.

7. Discuss what happened in 1998 that made the world take notice of youth violence.

8. What does the social biological perspective say about why children face different opportunities and risks for development?

9. Explain why Garbarino argues that medical technology is partially to blame for unreliable statistics on homicide rates.

10. Explain the four factors that help keep a young soul from dying?

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