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Quiz: Digital Safety and School Safety

Test your understanding of power dynamics, digital safety, explicit content risks, and school safety procedures with these review questions.

1. According to the chapter, is it illegal to send an explicit photo of yourself if you are under 18, even if it was sent willingly to a boyfriend or girlfriend?

  1. No, it is only illegal if an adult is involved
  2. No, laws only apply to images taken without consent
  3. It depends only on whether the photo was posted publicly rather than sent privately
  4. Yes — in most U.S. states, laws written to protect minors make it illegal to create, send, or possess such an image of anyone under 18, including yourself
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The correct answer is D. The chapter explains that laws written to protect minors from exploitation are written broadly enough to apply even to images shared willingly between peers, including a photo of oneself, with no adult involved.

Concept Tested: Harmful Or Explicit Content Sharing

2. What is the correct student action during a lockdown procedure?

  1. Leave the building immediately and go to the designated meeting area
  2. Open the door if a friend outside asks for help
  3. Stay quiet, move out of sight of doors and windows, and wait calmly for an official all-clear
  4. Continue class activities normally until told otherwise
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The correct answer is C. During a lockdown, students should stay quiet, move out of sight of doors and windows, and wait calmly for an adult in charge to give the official all-clear, without opening the door based on any other signal.

Concept Tested: Practicing Emergency Responses

3. According to the chapter, when does a power imbalance in a relationship become a problem?

  1. Any time two people have different ages or experience levels
  2. When one person uses the imbalance to control, pressure, or exploit the other, rather than to guide or protect them
  3. Only when the imbalance is based on physical size
  4. Power imbalances are always harmful and should never exist in any relationship
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The correct answer is B. The chapter is clear that power imbalances are not automatically harmful — an older sibling or team captain naturally has more experience. Power becomes a problem specifically when it is used to control, pressure, or exploit rather than to guide or protect.

Concept Tested: Power Dynamics In Relationships

4. Why does the chapter say digital communication can create extra misunderstandings compared to face-to-face conversation?

  1. It removes cues like tone of voice and facial expression, making messages easier to misread as angrier or colder than intended
  2. Digital communication always uses more polite language than face-to-face conversation
  3. Text messages take longer to write, which makes them more thoughtful
  4. Digital communication removes the possibility of any misunderstanding
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The correct answer is A. The chapter explains that digital communication removes in-person cues like tone and facial expression, which is why messages are easier to misread and why healthy digital relationships require extra intentional communication.

Concept Tested: Digital Communication Effects On Relationships

5. What does the "see something, say something" principle mean in the context of school safety reporting?

  1. Only report something if you are completely certain it is serious
  2. Students should decide for themselves whether a concern is serious before reporting it
  3. Reporting is only appropriate through an anonymous tip line, never to an adult directly
  4. Reporting a concern is always the right choice, even if it turns out to be nothing, since a false alarm causes far less harm than a missed warning sign
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The correct answer is D. The chapter states this principle directly: a false alarm causes far less harm than a missed warning sign, so reporting is always the right choice, and assessing seriousness is the job of trained adults, not students.

Concept Tested: Reporting Safety Concerns

6. A classmate is being threatened by someone online who says they'll share an old photo unless the classmate sends more images. What should the classmate do first, according to the chapter's guidance?

  1. Send additional images to make the threat stop as quickly as possible
  2. Wait to see if the person is serious before doing anything
  3. Stop responding to the person and avoid sending anything else or complying with demands
  4. Delete all evidence of the messages immediately to avoid trouble
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The correct answer is C. The chapter's recommended first step is to stop responding and avoid complying with any demands, since compliance rarely stops the pressure and often increases it. Evidence should be saved, not deleted, before blocking the person.

Concept Tested: Consequences Of Sharing Explicit Content

7. A student keeps receiving messages in a group chat pressuring them to send a photo they don't want to send. Which response best reflects the chapter's boundary-setting strategies?

  1. Ignore the messages completely without ever stating a boundary
  2. State a clear "no," repeat it calmly if needed, and leave the group chat if the pressure continues
  3. Send the photo to make the group stop asking
  4. Argue with each person individually until they agree to stop
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The correct answer is B. The chapter names being clear and direct, repeating the boundary calmly, and using digital tools like leaving a group chat as effective, legitimate boundary-setting strategies under real social pressure.

Concept Tested: Boundary-Setting Strategies

8. During a school evacuation drill, which action matches the chapter's guidance?

  1. Follow staff instructions, move quickly without running, and go directly to the designated meeting area with your class
  2. Move out of sight of windows and wait silently in the classroom
  3. Leave individually by the fastest personal route, regardless of staff instructions
  4. Treat the drill as optional since it is not a real emergency
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The correct answer is A. Evacuation means leaving the building calmly and in order: following staff instructions, moving quickly but without running or pushing, and staying with your class group at the designated meeting area. Waiting silently out of sight describes lockdown, not evacuation.

Concept Tested: Practicing Emergency Responses

9. An 8th grader tells a 6th grader to give up their seat at lunch or face social exclusion, while a team captain reminds a new player of practice times. Analyzing these two scenarios using the chapter's power dynamics framework, what is the key difference?

  1. Both scenarios show the same kind of exploitative pressure, since both involve an older or higher-status person
  2. Neither scenario involves a power dynamic, since no physical force is used
  3. The captain's reminder is more exploitative because it involves a formal team role
  4. The captain's reminder is a fair use of role-based influence, while the 8th grader's threat of exclusion is an exploitative use of a power imbalance
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The correct answer is D. The chapter distinguishes fair guidance, like a captain reminding a teammate of practice times, from exploitative pressure, like threatening social exclusion to control someone's behavior, even though both scenarios involve some difference in power or status.

Concept Tested: Power Dynamics In Relationships

10. A student overhears a classmate joke about "making a list" of people to get back at, but isn't sure if it's serious. Applying the chapter's guidance on recognizing and reporting threats, what should the student do?

  1. Decide for themselves whether the comment is serious before deciding whether to report it
  2. Ignore it since it was said as a joke
  3. Report it to a trusted adult or staff member regardless of uncertainty, since assessing seriousness is the job of trained adults, not students
  4. Wait to see if the classmate says something similar again before reporting
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The correct answer is C. The chapter emphasizes that statements of intent to harm, even phrased as a joke, are a category of concerning behavior worth reporting, and that a student's job is to notice and report every time, not to judge in advance whether it is serious enough.

Concept Tested: Recognizing Threats