Deck 8: Violent Death: Murder, Terrorism, Genocide, Disaster, and Accident

Question 1

Traditionally, violent deaths of human origin have been separated into the categories of:

A) accidents, homicide, war, and terrorism
B) murder, infanticide, war, genocide, and terrorism
C) catastrophic events, murder, war, genocide, and terrorism
D) disasters, murder, war, and genocide.

Answer 1

B

Question 2

Victims of what is known as an "honor killing" are most likely to be:

A) females murdered by jealous suitors
B) males murdered during the course of war
C) females murdered by their own family members, who are accused or suspected of bringing shame to their families
D) males murdered who bring dishonor to their families during the course of battle.

Answer 2

C

Question 3

Negligent homicide occurs when:

A) using lethal force to protect one's own life results in the death of another person
B) someone intentionally kills another person
C) an act of carelessness results in the death of another person
D) someone contributes to the death of another person without intending to do so.

Answer 3

C

Question 4

Of the four nations listed below, which has the highest known murder rate in the Western world?

A) United States
B) England
C) Russia
D) Spain

Question 5

Which areas of the United States have the highest homicide rates?

A) Northwestern states
B) Northeastern states
C) Southern states
D) Midwestern states

Question 6

Which areas of the United States have the lowest homicide rates?

A) Northwestern states
B) Northeastern states
C) Southern states
D) Midwestern states

Question 7

When it comes to homicide:

A) men are most often both the killers and victims
B) women are most often the victims
C) most killers are of the same race as their victims
D) all of the above.

Question 8

The leading cause of death for women in the workplace is:

A) murder by an intimate partner
B) murder by a co-worker
C) accident
D) stress.

Question 9

The replacement father syndrome refers to:

A) a male who provides a more secure situation for their female partner's children when their original father is no longer around.
B) assaults against infants and young children committed in the home by their mother's new male partner
C) children who assault their mother's new male partner because their fathers have abandoned them.
D) none of the above.

Question 10

Annually, in the U.S. the number of parents murdered by their own children is estimated to be:

A) 100
B) 300
C) 1,200
D) 2,600

Question 11

When it comes to parents murdered by their own children:

A) most murdered parents and step-parents are white and non-Hispanic
B) most killers have been severely abused by their parents
C) victims are usually in their thirties
D) all of the above.

Question 12

Males between the ages of 15 to 24 are most likely to:

A) have the highest rates of committing homicides
B) become victims of homicides
C) engage in murder followed by suicide
D) both a and b.

Question 13

The most current explanations given for why adolescents engage in school shootings include that:

A) killing has gained more acceptance as a way to solve a problem
B) killers often feel isolated with a "me versus them" mentality
C) killers see no other way to deal with rejection and frustration
D) all of the above.

Question 14

A mass killing is one is which:

A) several people join in murdering the victim
B) a person kills several (or many) people in different episodes
C) several (or many) people are killed in a single episode
D) people are killed while participating in a religious service.

Question 15

According to Walsh (2005), incidents of serial killings committed by African Americans tend to be underreported because:

A) most victims are also African American and the media is more likely to dismiss such incidents as less newsworthy
B) such incidents are rare
C) victims tend to be members of other racial groups
D) both b and c

Question 16

Additional characteristics of mass murderers include:

A) most mass murderers are psychotic
B) most mass murders do not occur in the South but are committed by Southerners
C) most are committed by white males
D) both b and c

Question 17

Female serial killers come to attention less often because:

A) they use poison and other "quiet" methods of killing
B) they are better at hiding their victims
C) they can go "underground" as a prostitute
D) police are less likely to suspect a female serial killer.

Question 18

The first American president against whom an assassination attempt was made was:

A) George Washington
B) Andrew Jackson
C) Abraham Lincoln
D) William McKinley

Question 19

The term "assassins" was derived from:

A) members of a small, highly disciplined Middle Eastern religious sect in the eleventh century
B) French women who were trained to kill members of the ruling establishment in preparation for the revolution
C) the elite advance units of Attila the Hun
D) members of King Arthur's Round Table.

Question 20

The first episode in human history known as "the reign of terror" involved death by:

A) dagger
B) gunshot
C) guillotine
D) burning at the stake.

Question 21

During the twentieth century, the highest death toll due to terrorism was among:

A) Cambodians
B) Jews
C) Russian peasants
D) Armenians.

Question 22

Elements that appear to be common to both terrorism and genocide include:

A) the unleashing of terror against people who share the same land but are perceived as different
B) killing that is preceded by denying the fundamental reality of people as human beings
C) religious intolerance that is used to justify acts of mass destruction against others
D) all of the above.

Question 23

Within a few months of the 9/11 World Trade Center attacks, which of the following took place?

A) American flags were less frequently displayed.
B) Church attendance declined to its previous level.
C) The public went back to ignoring world news.
D) All of the above

Question 24

In a study about stress following the 9/11 attacks, which of the following was NOT a major finding?

A) Nine out of ten adults reported at least one stress-related symptom.
B) Nearly half of adults reported substantial symptoms of stress.
C) People without a previous psychiatric disorder were less at risk for post-traumatic stress disorder.
D) Nearly half the children were worried about their own or their loved ones' safety.

Question 25

According to the Center for Health Statistics, approximately how many accidental deaths occur in the United States annually?

A) 10,000
B) 50,000
C) 100,000
D) 500,000

Question 26

Motor vehicle accidents are the leading cause of accidental death for:

A) males
B) females
C) children
D) all of the above.

Question 27

Of the types of accidents listed below, which is MOST likely to occur?

A) Falling
B) Exposure to excessive cold
C) Shock from electrical current
D) Hurt during a fireworks display

Question 28

Of the following types of accidents, which is LEAST likely to occur?

A) Off-road motor vehicle accident
B) Car accident
C) Motorcycle accident
D) Boating accident

Question 29

Each of the following is a type of natural disaster EXCEPT:

A) earthquakes
B) storms
C) fires
D) global warming.

Question 30

Which of the following types of disaster episode has been the most devastating?

A) earthquake
B) hurricane
C) fire
D) flood

Question 31

In 2002, the murder rate in the United States was the highest it has been since the 1950s.

Question 32

Teenage killers are particularly likely to use knives during homicides.

Question 33

In most murders the killer is male and the victim is female.

Question 34

Murder is the leading cause of death for women in the workplace.

Question 35

Male batterers have an obsessive need to control the lives of the women with whom they share intimate relationships.

Question 36

Most women who kill their newborn children are young, white, married, educated, and middle class.

Question 37

Adolescents who kill their parents usually have a long history of involvement with the criminal justice system.

Question 38

Nine out of ten law enforcement officers who are killed in the line of duty are victims of guns in the hands of young men.

Question 39

Mass murderers are usually in their fifties or sixties.

Question 40

Mass murderers are usually white males.

Question 41

The mental illness theory only accounts for some of the assassination attempts made on political leaders.

Question 42

Assassins who have an antisocial personality seldom show remorse.

Question 43

When first established in 1867, the original purpose of the Ku Klux Klan (KKK) was to protect Southern whites from threats to their accustomed way of life.

Question 44

The Molly Maguires were a band of Irish-American wives of coal miners who terrorized the political authorities of their Pennsylvania towns.

Question 45

"World Trade Center cough" refers to a psychosomatic condition developed by children whom have been exposed to the 9/11 World Trade Center attacks.

Question 46

According to Brody (2002), since the 9/11 World Trade Center attacks, people who have been driving while drowsy (because they are less willing to engage in air travel) have contributed to motor vehicle accidents.

Question 47

The second leading cause of accidental death in the U.S. is from firearms.

Question 48

In the U.S. there are more accidental deaths from poisoning than from drowning.

Question 49

From a historical perspective, soil erosion as a result of poor farming practices, rather than global warning, is the prevalent example of a hybrid disaster.

Question 50

What is the definition of the terms

-Assassination

Question 51

What is the definition of the terms

-Branch Davidians

Question 52

What is the definition of the terms

-Genocide

Question 53

What is the definition of the terms

-Homicide

Question 54

What is the definition of the terms

-Interpol

Question 55

What is the definition of the terms

-Mass killer

Question 56

What is the definition of the terms

-Mosque

Question 57

What is the definition of the terms

-Murder

Question 58

What is the definition of the terms

-Parricide

Question 59

What is the definition of the terms

-Replacement father syndrome

Question 60

What is the definition of the terms

-Serial killer

Question 61

What is the definition of the terms

-Terrorism

Question 62

What is the definition of the terms

-Tsunami

Question 63

Identify four problems that may contribute to the rising rates of abuse and murder of children.

Question 64

List three characteristics common to parricides.

Question 65

What are some examples of OVERALL PATTERNS that cut across the circumstances surrounding the killings of husbands, wives, moms, dads, young children, and infants?

Question 66

Discuss the three hypotheses Kastenbaum provides for understanding drive-by shootings.

Question 67

Provide examples of four major eras in history that are associated with acts of terrorism and/or politically, religiously, racially, or ethnically justified acts of mass murder and briefly describe the focus of these actions.

Question 68

Compare and contrast the typical mass murderer with the three most common types of assassins.

Question 69

Summarize the seven observations Kastenbaum gives regarding terrorism. Which of Kastenbaum's observations match the September 11, 2001 event? Which do not? Give reasons for your response.

Question 70

Summarize Kastenbaum's assessment of how the seven functions of the death system applied to the 9/11 WTC attacks.

Question 71

List and describe Elvik's four laws of accident causation within the realm of traffic injuries and deaths.

Question 72

Kastenbaum discusses several situations in which human error that was initially presumed to be an accident was later viewed as a lethal episode that might have been preventable. Summarize two of the examples given in the text that relate to this viewpoint and discuss what could have been done to stop or correct each type of error.