DOMESTIC VIOLENCE FINAL QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS | COMPLETE EXAM STUDY GUIDE &
PRACTICE TEST (2026/2027)
Behaviors considered illegal forms of DV include sexual abuse, economic deprivation, denying
freedom, isolation from friends and family, physical aggression, mental and emotional abuse
and intimidation. - correct answer ✔✔False
The terms family violence, domestic violence and intimate partner violence are synonymous
terms with no differences or distinctions between them. - correct answer ✔✔False
Domestic violence is only used as a legal term, which defines elements of certain crimes and
their corresponding punishments. - correct answer ✔✔False
Male privilege, social exclusion, gender discrimination and sexual objectification are examples of
___________. - correct answer ✔✔Misogyny
______________ is defined as violence that is directed against a woman because she is a
woman or violence that affects women disproportionately - correct answer ✔✔Gender-based
violence
Gender-based violence is a term limited in scope to intimate partner violence. - correct answer
✔✔False
"Intimate partner" relationships include adult siblings, elderly relatives, adult children and pets.
- correct answer ✔✔False
According to chapter 1, domestic violence affects only some cultures and certain socioeconomic
demographics. - correct answer ✔✔False
, According to the chapter, domestic violence is narrowly defined as physical and sexual violence
between intimate partners. - correct answer ✔✔False
According to the chapter, domestic violence is considered a global issue. - correct answer
✔✔True
According to the domestic violence account featured in chapter 1 (June 2007 in Delavan,
Wisconsin), Ambrosio Analco killed his three children, his estranged girlfriend, his estranged
girlfriend's sister and the husband of his estranged girlfriend's sister. - correct answer ✔✔False
According to the chapter, what percentage of domestic violence victims are women? - correct
answer ✔✔85%
According to the chapter, all forms of elder abuse are considered domestic violence. - correct
answer ✔✔False
According to chapter 1, what percentage of female homicide victims are killed by an intimate
partner? - correct answer ✔✔33%
Who first sponsored the Day of Unity? - correct answer ✔✔National Coalition Against Domestic
Violence
According to the chapter, which of the following is NOT considered verbal abuse? - correct
answer ✔✔Monitoring a partner's social media
The first day of October represents ______________. - correct answer ✔✔the Day of Unity
Which state was the first to enact a mandatory arrest law for domestic violence? - correct
answer ✔✔Oregon
PRACTICE TEST (2026/2027)
Behaviors considered illegal forms of DV include sexual abuse, economic deprivation, denying
freedom, isolation from friends and family, physical aggression, mental and emotional abuse
and intimidation. - correct answer ✔✔False
The terms family violence, domestic violence and intimate partner violence are synonymous
terms with no differences or distinctions between them. - correct answer ✔✔False
Domestic violence is only used as a legal term, which defines elements of certain crimes and
their corresponding punishments. - correct answer ✔✔False
Male privilege, social exclusion, gender discrimination and sexual objectification are examples of
___________. - correct answer ✔✔Misogyny
______________ is defined as violence that is directed against a woman because she is a
woman or violence that affects women disproportionately - correct answer ✔✔Gender-based
violence
Gender-based violence is a term limited in scope to intimate partner violence. - correct answer
✔✔False
"Intimate partner" relationships include adult siblings, elderly relatives, adult children and pets.
- correct answer ✔✔False
According to chapter 1, domestic violence affects only some cultures and certain socioeconomic
demographics. - correct answer ✔✔False
, According to the chapter, domestic violence is narrowly defined as physical and sexual violence
between intimate partners. - correct answer ✔✔False
According to the chapter, domestic violence is considered a global issue. - correct answer
✔✔True
According to the domestic violence account featured in chapter 1 (June 2007 in Delavan,
Wisconsin), Ambrosio Analco killed his three children, his estranged girlfriend, his estranged
girlfriend's sister and the husband of his estranged girlfriend's sister. - correct answer ✔✔False
According to the chapter, what percentage of domestic violence victims are women? - correct
answer ✔✔85%
According to the chapter, all forms of elder abuse are considered domestic violence. - correct
answer ✔✔False
According to chapter 1, what percentage of female homicide victims are killed by an intimate
partner? - correct answer ✔✔33%
Who first sponsored the Day of Unity? - correct answer ✔✔National Coalition Against Domestic
Violence
According to the chapter, which of the following is NOT considered verbal abuse? - correct
answer ✔✔Monitoring a partner's social media
The first day of October represents ______________. - correct answer ✔✔the Day of Unity
Which state was the first to enact a mandatory arrest law for domestic violence? - correct
answer ✔✔Oregon
