Chapter 7: Abuse in Adolescent and Emerging Adult Relationships: Peer Sexual Harassment, Sexual Assault, Dating Violence, and Stalking

Test Bank

Multiple Choice

1. What ages are commonly included in adolescence?

a. 12–16

b. 13–17

c. 12–14

d. 16–14

2. The CDC found that how many adolescents have had sexual intercourse?

a. 12%

b. 39%

c. 47%

d. 71%

3. According to the CDC, how many youth have had sex with four different partners?

a. 5%

b. 15%

c. 25%

d. 35%

4. How many teenagers between the ages of 15–17 have reported having sex?

a. 1/5

b. 1/4

c. 1/3

d. 1/2

5. Among 10th graders, which groups of people were tied with mothers as their second most supportive people in their lives?

a. romantic partners

b. friends

c. siblings

d. fathers

6. Among college students, who is more likely to rank their romantic partner as their number one support person?

a. males

b. females

c. equally males and females

d. cannot determine

7. John, who was small for his age, was frequently beat up after school. The older boys who beat him up told him he was weak, a wimp, and a nerd. What is this an example of?

a. bullying

b. sexual harassment

c. both bullying and sexual harassment

d. boys just playing around

8. John, who was small for his age, was frequently beat up after school. The older boys who beat him up called him a fag, pussy, and little girl. They also made sexual comments at him that involved gestures of anal sex. What is this an example of?

a. bullying

b. sexual harassment

c. both bullying and sexual harassment

d. boys just playing around

9. What is the highest range of sexual harassment reported among adolescents?

a. 60%

b. 70%

c. 80%

d. 90%

10. What is the lowest range of sexual harassment reported among adolescents?

a. 10%

b. 23%

c. 30%

d. 43%

11. Who experiences sexual harassment more often?

a. males

b. females

c. they experience it equally

d. cannot determine

12. What ratio of adolescent males experience sexual harassment?

a. 1 in 10

b. 1 in 6

c. 1 in 5

d. 1 in 3

13. In a study surveying 26 Kentucky high schools, how many girls experienced at least one form of sexual harassment?

a. 15%

b. 21%

c. 37%

d. 45%

14. In a study surveying 26 Kentucky high schools, how many boys reported experiencing at least one form of sexual harassment?

a. 10%

b. 21%

c. 27%

d. 35%

15. Which of the following groups is the most likely to experience harassment?

a. white males

b. white females

c. males of color

d. females of color

16. Which of the following group is the most likely to experience sexual harassment?

a. gay males

b. heterosexual males

c. lesbians

d. heterosexual females

17. Who is most likely to sexually harass boys?

a. females

b. males

c. equally males and females

d. cannot determine

18. According to research done in Kentucky high schools,which group is the most likely to report perpetrating sexual harassment more often?

a. white students

b. nonwhite students

c. LGBTQ students

d. heterosexual students

19. Perpetration of ______ is found to lead to perpetration of ______.

a. bullying; sexual harassment

b. sexual harassment; bullying

c. sibling abuse; bullying

d. child abuse; bullying

20. What does witnessing parent’s intimate partner violence lead to in terms of sexual harassment?

a. decreased risk of experiencing sexual harassment

b. increased risk of perpetuating sexual harassment

c. increased likelihood of reporting sexual harassment

d. decreased likelihood of reporting sexual harassment

21. What percentage of students who reported sexual harassment victimization also reported exposure to intimate partner violence at home?

a. 12%

b. 32%

c. 42%

d. 54%

22. Which concept holds that males are superior to females, and should have more power, status, and privilege?

a. hyper masculinity

b. masculine privilege

c. high status masculinity

d. hegemonic masculinity

23. Which of the following is NOT a negative consequences of peer sexual harassment?

a. withdrawal from family and friends

b. substance abuse

c. academic issues

d. depression

24. Which group of people report more negative outcomes from peer sexual harassment?

a. boys

b. girls

c. LGBTQ youth

d. youth of color

25. Why are general prevention programs about bullying not effective in addressing sexual harassment?

a. These programs fail at getting students to see that physical abuse is wrong.

b. These programs fail at getting students to see that verbal abuse is wrong.

c. These programs do not address sexism and homophobia.

d. These programs ARE effective.

26. What program gives youth the skills and practice at intervening in instances of sexual harassment through interactive peer provided means?

a. Green Dot

b. Expect Respect

c. Fourth R

d. Safe Dates

27. What percentage of youth state that they blocked or unfriended someone online who made them uncomfortable while flirting?

a. 10%

b. 24%

c. 46%

d. 51%

28. What is the most severe form of sexual assault?

a. sexual exploitation

b. sexual imposition

c. rape

d. sexual trafficking

29. In order for an act to be considered sexual assault, it must involve ______.

a. physical force

b. incapacitation

c. nonconsensual sexual contact

d. verbal threats of force

30. Which violent crime is the least likely to be reported to the police?

a. murder

b. sexual assault

c. robbery

d. arson

31. What percentage of sexual assaults are reported to the police?

a. 19%

b. 33%

c. 48%

d. 71%

32. The central park jogger case, where a white woman was attacked and raped by several black male strangers in the park, is an example of what rape myth?

a. worthy victim

b. real rape

c. acquaintance rape

d. verbal consent required

33. Just after trying ecstasy for the first time, Sarah was sexually assault at a friend’s house party. This is an example of breaking with which rape myth?

a. worthy victim

b. real rape

c. not saying no means yes

d. date rape

34. What percentage of rapes are acquaintance rapes?

a. 15%

b. 46%

c. 73%

d. 87%

35. Which method of survey questions did Fisher find to be the most methodologically sound?

a. questions using only the name of the behavior

b. behaviorally specific questions

c. questions using legal definitions only

d. open-ended questions

36. Which group of youth are at the highest risk of experiencing sexual assault?

a. white girls

b. nonwhite girls

c. white boys

d. nonwhite boys

37. What percentage of rape victims under the age of 18 are females?

a. 47%

b. 53%

c. 68%

d. 82%

38. Which group is more likely to experience rape under the age of 10?

a. boys

b. girls

c. both boys and girls equally

d. cannot determine

39. What factor may mediate the risk race has on being sexually victimized?

a. gender

b. class

c. sexuality

d. disability

40. Which of the following is NOT a negative health outcome from sexual assault victimization?

a. school problems

b. sleep disturbances

c. gynecological problems

d. PTSD

41. What is one of the most serious concerns about consequences from sexual assault of youth?

a. PTSD

b. sleep disorders

c. suicidal ideation

d. risk for revictimization

42. What aspect of sexual assault is hypothesized to contribute to revictimization?

a. PTSD

b. sexual coping

c. substance use

d. denial of trauma

43. A lack of supportive responses after a disclosure of sexual assault leads to a(n) ______ in negative health outcomes.

a. increase

b. decrease

c. has no effect

d. cannot determine

44. Which prevention program has been shown to incorporate the best strategies, including teaching concrete skills?

a. awareness-based programs

b. abstinence programs

c. bystander intervention programs

d. Fourth R

45. Julie wishes to get back together with her exboyfriend Ray. She calls his cell phone five times a day, and often rides past his home to see if he is there. Julie continues this behavior, even after Ray’s friends tell her he wants her to stop. Is this stalking?

a. yes

b. no

c. unsure

d. need more context

46. A new trend in stalking is the use of ______.

a. cell phones

b. friends and family

c. work

d. email

47. Who is more likely to experience dating violence?

a. white youth

b. nonwhite youth

c. LGBTQ youth

d. heterosexual youth

48. Who is more likely to be injured by a dating partner?

a. males

b. females

c. both males and female equally

d. cannot determine

49. What percentage of adolescent victims of dating violence seek help?

a. 20%

b. 30%

c. 40%

d. 50%

50. Who are adolescents more likely to disclose their experiences of teen dating violence to?

a. friends

b. teachers

c. school nurses

d. clergy

1. Most adolescents are similar to one another.

2. Twice as many girls as boys report having sexually harassed a classmate.

3. Students with disabilities are more likely to experience sexual harassment than students without disabilities.

4. Negative outcomes for sexual harassment are equal for both boys and girls.

5. Girls aged 16–19 are 4 times more likely than the general population to experience sexual victimization.

6. Young women not in college have a sexual victimization rate 1.4 times higher than women that age who are enrolled in college.

7. Only 1 in 16 perpetrators of sexual assault are held accountable by the criminal justice system.

8. Teen dating violence includes all other forms of physical, psychological, and sexual violence, but in the context of a dating relationship.

9. Witnessing intimate partner violence in the home increases the risk of experiencing both victimization and perpetration of teen dating violence.

10. Learning to recognize abusive relationships is a key element of prevention programs on teen dating violence.

1. What is the difference between bullying and sexual harassment?

2. What causes such wide variation in the amount of reported sexual harassment among adolescents and emerging adults?

3. What are the four areas that prevention programs in schools need to address?

4. How does hegemonic masculinity impact rates of sexual harassment?

5. What intervention strategies have been implemented since the 1990s to help with the negative impacts of sexual assault?