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Internet Safety Quiz for Adults 

1. Where is the best place to locate your family computer? 

A. Child’s bedroom 

B. Family room 

C. Home office in remote area of house 

Answer B. The safest location for the computer is in a room where there is sufficient adult supervision. 

2. Which is the best example of how to protect your children online? 

A. Post clear, simple, easy-to-read house rules on or near the monitor and supervise 

your child’s online activity 

B. Only allow your child to use the computer at the public library or school 

C. Do not allow your child to “surf” the Internet without having a friend nearby 

Answer A. Posting clear, simple, easy-to-read house rules is an excellent way to set boundaries for your 

child’s Internet use. The rules can be signed by you and your child and should be periodically reviewed. 

Visit www.NetSmartz.org for examples of rules. At this site you can also find safety tips and definitions to 

help you better understand the many different areas of the world wide web. Remember that nothing beats 

your supervision of and attention to what your children do while online. 

3. Your children are completely safe if they only visit child-friendly chatrooms. True or False? 

Answer False. Although it is recommended that your child only visit child-friendly sites, realize that 

anyone can access these sites. Child predators have been known to entice children in child-oriented 

chatrooms. Nothing can replace your supervision. 

4. What should you do if your children tell you that someone they have “met” online has asked for their 

telephone number and wants to meet them in person? 

A. Take away their computer privileges 

B. Praise them for being honest with you about this information, and discuss with them the reasons why it is 

unsafe to meet in person with someone they have first met online without your supervision 

C. Tell them that it’s okay to meet their friend as long as you know where they are going 

Answer B. Rewarding your child for being forthcoming with information is an excellent way to keep the 

lines of communication between you open. Furthermore, your acceptance and praise of this may 

encourage them to report incidents to you in the future. You should remind your child not to give out 

personal information or meet anyone in person without your prior knowledge and consent. If you want to 

consider a meeting, ask to talk to the other child’s parents. If you agree to the meeting, accompany your 

child and meet with the other child and his or her parents in a public place. 

5. Of the choices below, which is the worstscreen name for a child? 

A. katie_ny13 

B. CuteLitlAngel 

C. BlueEyes7642 

Answer A. Internet predators often use screen names to select their potential 

targets. A screen name should never reveal any identifying information about a 

child especially things like a name, age, location, year of birth, school name, 

and year of graduation. 

6. How many children received a sexual solicitation or approach over the 

Internet in a one-year period of time? 

A. 1 in 5 children 

B. 1 in 100 children 

C. 1 in 500 children 

Answer A.  As reported byDavid Finkelhor, Kimberly J. Mitchell, and  

Janis Wolak in Online Victimization: A Report on the Nation’s Youth, 

Alexandria, Virginia: National Center for Missing & Exploited Children, 2000, 

page ix, 1 in 5 children received such solicitations or approaches in 1999. 

7. If you are not familiar with computers and the Internet, you should 

A. Take a basic class to become familiar with them 

B. Sit down with your children to have them show you web sites they visit and how they navigate through 

the world wide web 

C. Both 

Answer C. Taking a class is an excellent way to begin to learn about the Internet. Check your local adult 

community education schedules or with computer retailers for suggested classes. There are also many 

excellent books available about computers and the Internet that you could either check out from your 

local library or purchase. Furthermore, sitting down with your children at the computer is not only an 

excellent way to learn, it is also a great way to connect with them. This can be a pleasurable experience 

for both you and your children. 

8. What should you do if you suspect online “stalking” or sexual exploitation of a child? 

A. Ignore it, and hope that it goes away 

B. Report it to your local law-enforcement agency and the CyberTipline® 

C. Change Internet Service Providers 

Answer B. Immediately report the information to local law enforcement and the CyberTipline at 

www.cybertipline.com or 1-800-843-5678.The Federal Bureau of Investigation recommends – if your child 

or anyone in your household has received pornography depicting children, 

your child has been sexually solicited by someone who knows that your 

child is younger than 18, or your child has received sexually explicit images 

from someone who knows your child is younger than 18 – that you keep 

the computer turned off in order to preserve any evidence for future 

law-enforcement use. Unless directed to do so by law enforcement, you 

should not attempt to copy any of the images and/or text found on the 

computer. 

9. If your children have their own personal web page and ask you if 

they can put their photographs on it, what should you do? 

A Tell them that they can put their photograph on the web page if they 

promise to only give the web-site address to people they know 

B. Tell them that it is not safe to put photographs on web sites 

Answer B. Remember that anyone in the world can access a web page. It is 

not recommended to put any personal information on the Internet that may be used by online 

predators to identify children as targets for molestation. Publishing a child’s photograph on any web site 

is a risk. If your child has a personal web page, don’t post the child’s photograph on the page. If your 

child is a member of a group with a web site, photographs of children published online should not be 

accompanied with identifying information. Group shots are preferable to individual pictures, and the 

group may be identified as “Members of the basketball team.” Remember, even a first name can be a tool 

that empowers those who use the Internet to identify and stalk children. Also many schools are now 

posting individual information about students in Internet yearbooks. Check with your child’s school to 

determine their policy about posting information online.