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Shoving another person would be considered |
| | A) | assault |
| | B) | aggravated assault |
| | C) | battery |
| | D) | attempted battery |
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An example of aggravated battery is |
| | A) | a defendant placed poison in the victim's drink |
| | B) | a defendant threatened to kill the victim |
| | C) | the defendant swung at a victim, but hit an innocent bystander instead |
| | D) | a defendant punched a woman in an attempt to rape her |
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An example of assault is |
| | A) | pointing a gun at a victim |
| | B) | pushing a tube of lipstick into a victim's back and saying, "Don't turn around, or I'll shoot." |
| | C) | threatening to break a victim's nose |
| | D) | all of the above |
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Stabbing someone in the eye and permanently blinding them would be considered |
| | A) | assault |
| | B) | mayhem |
| | C) | simple battery |
| | D) | aggravated assault |
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In general, rape statutes cover incidents in which the sexual intercourse is |
| | A) | committed |
| | B) | forcibly |
| | C) | while the victim was asleep or unconscious |
| | D) | under circumstances in which the victim was not competent to give consent |
| | E) | all of the above |
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The difference between rape and statutory rape is |
| | A) | statutory rape involves a female under a given age, usually 17 |
| | B) | rape can occur with or without consent |
| | C) | if the victim consents, the man cannot be guilty of statutory rape |
| | D) | statutory rape involves rape of a spouse |
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If a man forces his girlfriend to have sex against her will, this is |
| | A) | statutory rape |
| | B) | spousal abuse |
| | C) | spousal rape |
| | D) | battered wife syndrome |
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Rape victims suffering from rape trauma syndrome may experience |
| | A) | dizzy spells and fainting |
| | B) | phobias related to the circumstances of the rape |
| | C) | increased heart rate and blood pressure |
| | D) | all of the above |
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Which of the following would not be considered child molestation? |
| | A) | an adult exposes his genitals to a child |
| | B) | a woman asks a boy to touch her genitals |
| | C) | a man cleans a female child's genitals while changing her diaper |
| | D) | a person takes nude, sexually suggestive pictures of a child |
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The law that requires notification by authorities when a convicted sex offender is released from prison and moves into a community is |
| | A) | Megan's Law |
| | B) | the Sex Offender Notification Act |
| | C) | The Federal Sex Offender Release Act of 1994 |
| | D) | The Sexual Predator Recidivism Prevention Act |
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A man who beats and rapes a woman who is five months pregnant, causing her to have a miscarriage, may be charged with |
| | A) | viability |
| | B) | feticide |
| | C) | assault |
| | D) | manslaughter |
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Child abuse may include |
| | A) | failing to provide proper nutrition |
| | B) | hitting, striking, or beating a child |
| | C) | sexual abuse |
| | D) | all of the above |
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A condition in which a woman who has been the victim of spousal abuse "snaps" and kills her abuser is known as |
| | A) | battered woman's syndrome |
| | B) | rape trauma syndrome |
| | C) | abuse trauma syndrome |
| | D) | Electra Complex |
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Knowingly and unlawfully restraining a person and thus substantially interfering with his or her liberty is |
| | A) | kidnapping |
| | B) | abuse |
| | C) | false imprisonment |
| | D) | lawful restraint |
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If a restaurant owner believes a customer is trying to leave without paying for their meal, they may restrain the customer under the |
| | A) | rule of legal imprisonment |
| | B) | shopkeeper's rule |
| | C) | rule of lawful restraint |
| | D) | dine and dash rule |
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