Deck 3: Women and Victimization: Rape and Sexual Assault

Question 1

The rates of rape within the ______ population are extremely high and alarming.

A) African American and American Indian
B) American Indian and Alaska Native
C) Alaska Native and Asian American
D) Asian American and Hispanic

Answer 1

B

Question 2

Historically, rape was viewed as a ______ crime.

A) violent
B) property
C) felony
D) religious

Answer 2

B

Question 3

The Model Penal Code recognized rape if all of the following were present EXCEPT for ______.

A) intercourse
B) male offender and female victim
C) force or threat of force
D) the female was older than 25 years old

Answer 3

D

Question 4

The marital rape exception clause has been ______.

A) abolished in the US
B) continued
C) accepted
D) recently debated

Question 5

Which of the following is true regarding the NCVS definition of rape?

A) Defines rape as only the penetration of the vagina
B) Requires force
C) Recognizes only female victims
D) Recognizes penetration with body part or object

Question 6

A perceived "true" or "real" rape involves all of the following EXCEPT for ______.

A) symbolic assailant
B) forceful resistance
C) evidence
D) acquaintance rape

Question 7

It is estimated that ______ of all active duty women are sexually victimized.

A) 5%
B) 20%
C) 50%
D) 75%

Question 8

According to the U.S. Department of Justice (2003), ______ of victims report their crime to the police.

A) 20%
B) 30%
C) 40%
D) 50%

Question 9

A national study on rape published in 2007 indicated that ______ of women in America have experienced rape at some point in their lifetime.

A) 18%
B) 25%
C) 28%
D) 35%

Question 10

A stranger who lurks in the alley or hides in the bushes and suprises the victim is referred to as ______.

A) a symbolic assailant
B) an acquaintance rape
C) a peeping tom
D) a stalker

Question 11

The unwanted sexual act following the deliberate intoxication of a victim is known as ______.

A) acquaintance rape
B) addiction rape
C) drug-induced rape
D) drug-facilitated rape

Question 12

Most victims of sexual assault display symptoms associated with post-traumatic stress disorder including ______.

A) depression
B) anxiety
C) low self-esteem
D) all of these

Question 13

The belief that it is a wife's duty to engage in sex with her husband is an example of ______.

A) social coercion
B) interpersonal coercion
C) mental coercion
D) physical coercion

Question 14

Sexual assault is generally considered as what class of felony?

A) Class 1
B) Class 2
C) Class 3
D) Class 4

Question 15

The Drug-Induced Rape Prevention and Punishment Act of 1996 provides penalties for up to ______ years for the involuntary drugging of an individual in cases of violence.

A) 5
B) 10
C) 15
D) 20

Question 16

According to the authors between ______ of women studied experience rape within the context of marriage, cohabitation, or intimate relationships.

A) 5% and 23%
B) 8% and 31%
C) 7% and 14%
D) 13% and 35%

Question 17

The age of sexual consent in California is ______ years old.

A) 15
B) 16
C) 17
D) 18

Question 18

In a sample of rape cases of college-aged women, alcohol was involved in approximately ______ of cases of nonforcible rape.

A) 50%
B) 79%
C) 60%
D) 20%

Question 19

Which of the following increases the likelihood of official reporting in cases of rape?

A) If the victim knows a police officer
B) If the victim knows her rapist
C) If the victim is injured during the rape
D) If the victim is under age 18

Question 20

The most common reason to officially report a rape victimization was ______.

A) prevention of future rapes
B) to receive services
C) obtain a restraining order
D) to be tested for HIV

Question 21

Which of the following have the highest rates of attempted sexual assault?

A) Caucasian women
B) African American women
C) American Indian women
D) Hispanic women

Question 22

Women with a history of sexual assault are more likely to engage in all of the following behaviors EXCEPT for ______.

A) extreme weight loss measures
B) substance abuse
C) attempted suicide
D) rehabilitation programs

Question 23

Which of the following is an unwanted sexual act that occurs after the victim voluntarily consumes drugs or alcohol?

A) Drug-facilitated rape
B) Incapacitated rape
C) Date rape
D) Stranger rape

Question 24

The "victim was asking for it" is an example of a ______.

A) rape shield law
B) rape myth
C) rape hypothesis
D) rape theory

Question 25

Battering rape is an extension of ______.

A) acquaintance rape
B) sexual assault
C) intimate partner violence
D) attempted rape

Question 26

Which of the following impacts one's ability to legally consent to sexual activity?

A) Age and mental impairment
B) Mental impairment and gender
C) Employment and age
D) Age and gender

Question 27

All of the following are reasons why rape victims do not officially report their victimizations EXCEPT for ______.

A) May not feel it's important enough
B) May not want anyone to know
C) May have faith in the system, but are still afraid to report the crime
D) May believe that there is not enough proof to help their case

Question 28

Some positive influences from the ______ have influenced present-day laws on rape and sexual assault.

A) Code of Hammurabi
B) Model Babylon Code
C) Model Penal Code
D) Model Ancient Greek Code

Question 29

Title ______ from the Education Amendments of 1972 states that "no person in the United States shall, on the basis of sex, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any education program or activity receiving federal financial assistance.

A) V
B) IX
C) X
D) XI

Question 30

Rape has been prohibited since the ______.

A) Code of Hammurabi
B) Code of Chivalry
C) Code of Conduct
D) Code of Behavior

Question 31

______ is a documentary of rape in the military.

A) The Invisible War
B) The Korean War
C) The Vietnam War
D) The Visible War

Question 32

Many women do not identify themselves as victims. According to a national survey of college women, almost ______ of women who were victimized did not consider the incident to be rape.

A) 17%
B) 31%
C) 49%
D) 62%

Question 33

If the victim is compelled to engage in sexually based acts other than intercourse it is referred to as forcible ______.

A) sexual assault
B) Rape
C) Murder
D) aggravated assault

Question 34

The Steubenville, Dietrich, and Turner cases have highlighted rape culture in society because of ______.

A) the light sentences that the perpetrators received
B) the media coverage
C) the shifting of blame toward the victim
D) All of these

Question 35

According to the text, women are almost ______ times more likely to experience multiple acts of victimization compared to men.

A) 2
B) 4
C) 6
D) 8

Question 36

According to the case study, the most common form of victimization experienced by female cadets surveyed was identified as ______.

A) sexual harassment
B) sexual coercion
C) rape
D) sexual touching

Question 37

Statutory rape involves individuals who are legally unable to consent to sexual activity because of their ______.

A) gender
B) race
C) age
D) health

Question 38

The majority of cases of ______ rape involve cases of emotional coercion, rather than physical force in the assault.

A) statutory
B) marital
C) date
D) incapacitated

Question 39

Definitions of rape vary from state to state, but many present-day laws include similar provisions.

Question 40

Today, every state has laws on the books that generally identify rape within the context of marriage as a criminal act.

Question 41

Rape is one of the most feared crimes.

Question 42

The Model Penal Code reduced the definition of rape to the act of intercourse.

Question 43

Most rapes and sexual assaults occur between people who do not know each other.

Question 44

The majority of rape incidents are reported to the police.

Question 45

Acceptance of rape myths lead to victim blaming.

Question 46

The just-world hypothesis contends that bad things happen to bad people.

Question 47

Some victims blame themselves for being raped.

Question 48

Rape victims are further traumatized by the criminal justice system.

Question 49

Women of color are victimized at a disproportionate rate.

Question 50

Offenders often use rape myths to excuse or justify their actions.

Question 51

Cases where the victim is sexually assaulted following her voluntary intoxication of alcohol make up the majority of drug-facilitated sexual assaults.

Question 52

Rates of sexual assault appear to be lower on college campuses.

Question 53

While U.S. laws generally prohibit marital rape, it is still legal in many other countries around the world.

Question 54

Describe how the acceptance of rape myths impacts rape victims.

Question 55

Discuss the areas in which prevention and intervention efforts related to rape can be improved.

Question 56

Describe the evolution of the definition of rape.

Question 57

Discuss the variables that can make campus sexual assault more prevalent. What efforts have colleges undertaken to prevent sexual assault on campuses?

Question 58

Given the limits of the criminal justice system, how can the needs of victims in rape and sexual assault cases be met?