Chapter 3: Women and Victimization: Rape and Sexual Assault 

Test Bank

Multiple Choice

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

2. Historically, rape was viewed as a ______ crime.

A. violent

B. property

C. felony

D. religious

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

4. The marital rape exception clause has been ______.

A. abolished in the US

B. continued

C. accepted

D. recently debated

5. NCVS is an acronym for ______.

A. Nation’s Crime and Victim Story

B. National Crime and Victim Study

C. National Crime Victimization Survey

D. National Criminal Victimization Study

6. 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

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

A. symbolic assailant

B. forceful resistance

C. evidence

D. acquaintance rape

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

A. 5%

B. 20%

C. 50%

D. 75%

9. 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%

10. 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%

11. 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

12. 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

13. 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

14. 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

15. Sexual assault is generally considered as what class of felony?

A. Class 1

B. Class 2

C. Class 3

D. Class 4

16. 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

17. 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%

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

A. 15

B. 16

C. 17

D. 18

20. 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%

21. 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

22. 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

23. 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

24. 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

25. 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

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

A. rape shield law

B. rape myth

C. rape hypothesis

D. rape theory

27. Battering rape is an extension of ______.

A. acquaintance rape

B. sexual assault

C. intimate partner violence

D. attempted rape

28. 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

29. 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

30. 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

31. 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

32. Rape has been prohibited since the ______.

A. Code of Hammurabi

B. Code of Chivalry

C. Code of Conduct

D. Code of Behavior

33. ______ is a documentary of rape in the military.

A. The Invisible War

B. The Korean War

C. The Vietnam War

D. The Visible War

34. 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%

35. 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

B. murder

D. aggravated assault

36. 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

37. 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

38. 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

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

A. gender

B. race

C. age

D. health

40. 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

True/False

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

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

3. Rape is one of the most feared crimes.

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

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

6. The majority of rape incidents are reported to the police.

7. Acceptance of rape myths lead to victim blaming.

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

9. Some victims blame themselves for being raped.

10. Rape victims are further traumatized by the criminal justice system.

11. Women of color are victimized at a disproportionate rate.

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

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

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

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

Essay

1. Describe how the acceptance of rape myths impacts rape victims.

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

3. Describe the evolution of the definition of rape.

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

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