Beat the Bully

Question 1

Bullying is defined as:

a) An ongoing misuse of power in relationships through repeated verbal, physical and/or social behaviour that causes physical and/or psychological harm.
b) A one-time misuse of power in a relationship through verbal, physical and/or social behaviour that causes physical and/or psychological harm.

Answer 1

a) An ongoing misuse of power in relationships through repeated verbal, physical and/or social behaviour that causes physical and/or psychological harm.

Question 2

Which of the following is a definition of Verbal Bullying?

a) Hitting or otherwise hurting someone, shoving or intimidating another person, or damaging or stealing their belongings
b) Name calling or insulting someone about physical characteristics, or other attributes including race, sexuality, culture, or religion
c) Consistently excluding another person or sharing information or images that will have a harmful effect on the other person.

Answer 2

b) Name calling or insulting someone about physical characteristics, or other attributes including race, sexuality, culture, or religion

Question 3

Physical bullying includes:

a) Name calling or insulting someone about physical characteristics, or other attributes including race, sexuality, culture, or religion
b) Consistently excluding another person or sharing information or images that will have a harmful effect on the other person.
c) Hitting or otherwise hurting someone, shoving or intimidating another person, or damaging or stealing their belongings

Answer 3

c) Hitting or otherwise hurting someone, shoving or intimidating another person, or damaging or stealing their belongings

Question 4

Social bullying includes:

a) Consistently excluding another person or sharing information or images that will have a harmful effect on the other person.
b) Hitting or otherwise hurting someone, shoving or intimidating another person, or damaging or stealing their belongings
c) Name calling or insulting someone about physical characteristics, or other attributes including race, sexuality, culture, or religion

Answer 4

a) Consistently excluding another person or sharing information or images that will have a harmful effect on the other person.

Question 5

What effects can bullying have on a targeted individual?

a) Effect their mental health and wellbeing
b) They feel a sense of belonging in a group
c) They could feel socially isolated
d) Both A and C

Answer 5

d) Both A and C

Question 6

What are the 3 main features of bullying?

a) It can be verbal, physical and/or social
b) Misuse of power, it is ongoing and repeated, Involves behaviours that can cause harm
c) It is a one-time occurrence that involves behaviours that can cause harm

Answer 6

b) Misuse of power, it is ongoing and repeated, Involves behaviours that can cause harm

Question 7

What is online bullying known as?

a) Physical bullying
b) Workplace bullying
c) Sexual harassment
d) Cyberbullying

Answer 7

d) Cyberbullying

Question 8

What classifies as cyberbullying?

a) Using the Internet, texting, physical violence and other digital technologies to bully.
b) Using social exclusion, texting, email and other digital technologies to bully.
c) Using the Internet, texting, email and other digital technologies to bully.
d) Using the Internet, hand written notes, email and other digital technologies to bully.

Answer 8

c) Using the Internet, texting, email and other digital technologies to bully.

Question 9

What can motivate bullying?

a) Jealousy, distrust and fear
b) Trying to impress others or fit in with their peer group
c) Misunderstanding or lack of knowledge
d) All of the above

Answer 9

d) All of the above

Question 10

Bullying and mental illness can cause people to withdraw socially.

True or false?

Answer 10

True

Question 11

What is overt bulling?

a) Physical actions such as punching or observable actions like name calling
b) Repeatedly using hand gestures and weird or threatening looks, whispering, excluding or turning your back on a person, restricting where a person can sit and who they can talk with.

Answer 11

a) Physical actions such as punching or observable actions like name calling

Question 12

What is covert bullying?

a) Physical actions such as punching or observable actions like name calling
b) Repeatedly using hand gestures and weird or threatening looks, whispering, excluding or turning your back on a person, restricting where a person can sit and who they can talk with.

Answer 12

b) Repeatedly using hand gestures and weird or threatening looks, whispering, excluding or turning your back on a person, restricting where a person can sit and who they can talk with.

Question 13

Bullying can occur between students, staff and parents/careers?

True or False?

Answer 13

True

Question 14

Which is a form of online bullying?

a) Sending insulting or threatening messages
b) Sharing unflattering or private images, including naked or sexual images
c) Repeatedly, and for no strategic reason, attacking players in online gaming.
d) All of the above

Answer 14

d) All of the above

Question 15

For it to be called bullying, inappropriate actions online must be between people who have ongoing contact and be part of a pattern of repeated behaviours (online or offline)

True or False?

Answer 15

True

Question 16

Approximately how many students are victims of bullying each year?

a) 400
b) 5,000
c) 1.3 million
d) 3.2 million

Answer 16

d) 3.2 million

Question 17

Kids who are bullied are _____ times more likely to show depressive symptoms:

a) 6
b) 2
c) 3
d) 9

Answer 17

c) 3

Question 18

Are girls or boys more likely to be victims of both cyber and traditional bullying?

Answer 18

Girls

Question 19

Children as young as ____ can become victims of bullying:

a) 1
b) 3
c) 5
d) 10

Answer 19

b) 3

Question 20

A ________ of all cyber bullies target people they do not know

a) Half
b) Third
c) Quarter
d) Fifth

Answer 20

c) Quarter

Question 21

Onlookers are presents in almost ______% of instances of bullying?

a) 60
b) 90
c) 30
d) 20

Answer 21

b) 90

Question 22

What is indirect bullying?

a) When bullying is not directly communicated to a targeted youth (such as spreading rumors)
b) When bullying is directly communicated to a targeted youth (such as yelling at someone)
c) When bullying is directly communicated to a targeted youth (such as hitting someone)
d) When bullying is not directly communicated to a targeted youth (such as telling someone they can’t sit with you)

Answer 22

a) When bullying is not directly communicated to a targeted youth (such as spreading rumors)

Question 23

What is direct bullying?

a) When bullying is not directly communicated to a targeted youth (such as spreading rumors)
b) When bullying occurs in the presence of a targeted youth
c) When bullying is not directly communicated to a targeted youth (such as yelling at them)

Answer 23

b) When bullying occurs in the presence of a targeted youth

Question 24

Two students have had a one-time physical fight in the schoolyard. Is this classified as bullying?

Answer 24

No – because it is a one-time event

Question 25

Bullying most often involves:

a) Groups of students who support each other in bullying other students
b) A simple interaction between a student who bullies and a student who is bullied

Answer 25

a) Groups of students who support each other in bullying other students

Question 26

Define a bystander.

a) A parent or teacher
b) Someone who is bullying or acting violently towards a targeted victim
c) Someone who sees or knows about bullying or other forms of violence that is happening to someone else.

Answer 26

c) Someone who sees or knows about bullying or other forms of violence that is happening to someone else.

Question 27

Which of the following are ways that a bystander may act?

a) Bystanders take the side of the bully by encouraging the bullying
b) Bystanders will give silent approval or encourage the bully by looking on
c) Bystanders will be supportive and take safe action to stop the bully,
d) All of the above

Answer 27

d) All of the above

Question 28

Which of the following is not being a supportive bystander?

a) Make it clear to your friends that you won’t be involved in bullying behaviour
b) Never stand by and watch or encourage bullying behaviour
c) Laughing at the victim or looking on as the victim is bullied
d) Never forward on or respond to messages or photos that may be offensive or upsetting

Answer 28

c) Laughing at the victim or looking on as the victim is bullied

Question 29

Which of the following is not an example of workplace bullying?

a) Your employer transfers, disciplines, retrenches or sacks you within reason.
b) Excluding you or stopping you from working with people or taking part in activities that relates to your work
c) Giving you impossible jobs that can’t be done in the given time or with the resources provided
d) Sexual harassment, particularly stuff like unwelcome touching and sexually explicit comments

Answer 29

a) Your employer transfers, disciplines, retrenches or sacks you within reason.

Question 30

What should you do if you are being bullied?

a) Seek help from a good friend, teacher or counselor
b) Stand up to the bully - walk away from them or tell them to leave you alone
c) Find out services that are available to you if you prefer not to talk to someone you know – Kids Helpline (1800 55 1800) or Lifeline (13 11 14)
d) All of the above

Answer 30

d) All of the above