Chapter Review
Chapter 32:
Parents and Children
Practice Test
1.
The law can force people against their will to __________.
a.
get married
b.
get divorced
c.
have children
d.
support their children
2.
Children may be emancipated by all of the following EXCEPT __________.
a.
running away
b.
getting married
c.
reaching adulthood
d.
petitioning the court after becoming self-supporting
3.
Parents are NOT legally required to __________.
a.
provide medical care for their children
b.
pay for college tuition
c.
make sure their children attend school
d.
discipline their children
4.
Jeffrey continually disobeys his parents and runs away. He may be charged with __________.
a.
a crime
b.
a status offense
c.
a violation of the civil code
d.
a rule violation
5.
An argument in support of parental responsibility laws is that they __________.
a.
shift responsibility away from children
b.
have a greater adverse effect on single parents
c.
further the conflict between parent and child
d.
require parents to fulfill their duty to supervise their children
6.
Patricia, age 13, inherits $10,000 from her grandmother. Patricia __________.
a.
does not have the right to stop her parents from spending the money as they choose
b.
does not have the right to stop her parents from spending the money on family needs
c.
has the right to get the money now and spend it
d.
has the right to have the funds set aside in a bank account until she reaches adulthood
7.
Maloit eats a macrobiotic diet. Her 3-year-old daughter has been hospitalized for severe malnutrition because of this diet. Maloit has committed __________.
a.
the crime of assault
b.
child abuse
c.
child neglect
d.
no violation of the law
8.
An increase in the number of __________ is NOT a consequence of child abuse and neglect.
a.
suicides
b.
acts of juvenile delinquency
c.
truancies from school
d.
reckless driving cases
9.
A day-care worker inappropriately touches the private area of a 3-year-old student. Who can be sued for damages?
a.
only the day-care worker
b.
the day-care worker and the day-care owner
c.
no one
d.
only the day-care owner
10.
Mishra, a social worker, notices that young Henry has a major bruise and reports him to the child welfare agency. It turns out that there is no child abuse. Mishra __________.
a.
had no duty to report child abuse
b.
can be sued for making a false report
c.
cannot be sued because she made a good faith report of abuse
d.
cannot be sued even if she knew it was not a case of child abuse
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