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a. I don’t know

b. Setting a fire for an improper reason

c. Stealing personal or business property

d. Selling illegally copied videos on the internet

1. Arson is the crime of:



a. Be held legally responsible for their actions

b. Have their juvenile records erased

c. Testify as a witness to a crime

d. Become legally independent from their parents

2. “Age of culpability” means the age a person can:



a. Watch them

b. Show them how to do it

c. Ask them to stop

d. Help them by recording the video

3. Your friends are lighting body spray on fire to make a video to post on the internet. You should:



a. Playing with a lighter

b. Lighting birthday candles

c. Putting gasoline on a bonfire

d. Experimenting with a bottle bomb

4. Which of the following is an appropriate and responsible use of fire?



a. Tell an adult or call 911

b. Go watch what they are doing

c. Record it and post it on YouTube

d. Ignore it and walk away

5. If I see someone misusing fire, I should:



a. My friends

b. My parents

c. The police

d. Me

6. Who is responsible for your decision to correctly use vs. misuse fire?



a. Medical treatment costs

b. Replacement of damaged property

c. Paying for fire department and EMS response

d. If it was a practical joke, there is no restitution

7. Restitution may include all of the following, except:



a. Don’t cost anyone anything

b. Are no big deal because the building is abandoned

c. Can cause serious injury to someone

d. Won’t be investigated

8. Ted was playing in an abandoned building and lit some garbage on the floor on fire. Fires in abandoned buildings:



a. Children less than 18 years old are protected from legal consequences

b. Financial restitution may be paid for damages and injuries caused

c. Incarceration in jail, prison, or juvenile detention center can be ordered

d. Community service work for a specific number of hours may be mandated

9. Which statement is false about the legal consequences that can occur when a child under the age of 18 misuses fire?



a. Fire destroys all evidence

b. Poisonous gases can be created

c. A small fire can’t be considered arson

d. Fire can always be controlled

10. Which of the following statements about fire is true?



a. No one, it was an accident

b. Firefighter driving the engine

c. Person on the sidewalk

d. Mario

11. Mario was lighting small puddles of gasoline on fire and then stomping it out. Suddenly, the garage caught on fire. He ran outside and called 911. The fire department quickly responded “lights and sirens” to the scene. A person on the sidewalk didn’t see the fire engine, stepped in front of it, and was run over. Who is responsible for injuring that person?



a. Playing with a lighter in the garage

b. Igniting only small amounts of gasoline

c. Calling 911 for help

d. Putting the fire out by stomping on it

12. In the previous question, what is the best decision that Mario made?



a. 0% (children can’t be arrested)

b. 5%

c. 20%

d. 50%

13. About what percentage of arson arrests in the U.S. involves children less than 18 years old?



a. Jason and his friends could get burned or injured

b. If Jason does the dare by himself no one will get hurt

c. Students and teachers inside the school might become very scared

d. Firefighters responding to the fire won’t be available for other emergencies

14. Jason’s friends dare him to set a dumpster on fire in the school parking lot. Which of the following statements about the people who could be affected or harmed by Jason choosing to misuse fire is false?



a. Play video games

b. Talk with his friends by text message, Twitter, or Facebook

c. Complete schoolwork and study

d. Stay up as late as he wants

15. Sean is placed in a juvenile detention center (“juvie”) for 3 years. To pass the time while he is there, he is allowed to:



a. Stunts involving fire, explosions, and other pyrotechnics should be done by trained professionals

b. Gear makes firefighters fireproof so they can run into buildings without getting hurt

c. It is safe to try a trick or stunt you see in an online video, as long as it shows no one getting hurt

d. Fireballs, flamethrowers, and Molotov cocktails only cause temporary damage

16. Movies, online videos, TV, and video games often show inaccurate (faked, staged, or make-believe) and risky uses of fire. Which of the following statements regarding fire in the real world is true?



a. Pushing the girl

b. Talking to a teacher or school counselor

c. Telling the girl to stop

d. Releasing some of her anger by going for a run

17. Elena was upset that a girl from school was spreading rumors about her. Elena decided to get even by lighting some papers in the girl’s locker on fire. Elena was caught, suspended, and is facing expulsion from school. Instead of lighting a fire, all of the following would have been a better choice for Elena, except:



a. Have an easier time getting accepted into college or trade school

b. Receive financial credit to rent an apartment

c. Be limited in the career or job you can get

d. Gain the trust of teachers and parents

18. If you get an arson or felony charge, you might:


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