TEST BANK
TEST BANK 1
,1. Who and when was the first person executed in America?
a. Terry Roach in 1597
*b. George Kendall in 1608
c. Daniel Frank in 1622
d. Edward Jones in 1618
e. Tom Nicholson in 1600
2. Which of the following was a primary purpose of executions in colonial American that is
much less important today?
a. deterrence
b. retribution
*c. saving souls
d. show that politicians are “tough on crime”
e. all of the above
3. Why were condemned offenders in colonial America typically not executed for at least a
week or two after conviction?
a. to allow the construction of a gallows
*b. to allow condemned offenders the opportunity to repent
c. to allow the executioner to travel to the place of execution
d. to allow the family of the condemned to make funeral arrangements
e. all of the above
4. Approximately how many legally authorized executions in the United States have been
confirmed by M. Watt Espy?
a. 4,000
b. 8,000
*c. 19,000
d. 27,000
e. 36,000
5. Approximately what percent of all executions conducted in the United States were carried
out during this country’s first two centuries?
*a. less than 10
b. 20
c. 35
d. 50
e. 65
6. Approximately what percent of executions in America have been women?
*a. 3
b. 10
c. 25
d. 40
e. 45
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,7. Who and when was the first woman executed in America?
a. Judith Neeley in 1505
b. Judy Goodwin in 1637
*c. Jane Champion in 1632
d. Susan Allen in 1692
e. Kate Jamieson in 1721
8. In which of the following centuries was the last legal execution for adultery and witchcraft
conducted in America?
a. 1500s
*b. 1600s
c. 1700s
d. 1800s
e. 1900s
9. Approximately what percent of executions in America have been juveniles?
*a. 2
b. 10
c. 25
d. 40
e. 45
10. Who, when, and for what offense was the first juvenile in America executed?
a. William Penn in 1622 for murder
b. George Kendall in 1617 for rape
c. Daniel Frank in 1657 for kidnapping
*d. Thomas Graunger in 1642 for bestiality
e. Preston Elrod in 1588 for treason
11. The youngest nonslave executed in the United States was Ocuish Hannah. How old was
she when she committed the murder for which she was hanged?
a. 4
b. 7
*c. 12
d. 15
e. 17
12. Below what age did American law prohibit the execution of children at the time the Bill of
Rights was ratified in 1791?
*a. 7
b. 10
c. 13
d. 16
e. There was no minimum age at the time.
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, 13. Which of the following cities may be considered the birthplace of the American death
penalty abolitionist effort?
*a. Philadelphia
b. Boston
c. New York
d. Charleston, SC
e. none of the above
14. Who was the founder of the movement to abolish the death penalty in America?
*a. Benjamin Rush
b. Benjamin Franklin
c. William Bradford
d. William Penn
e. none of the above
15. What was the alternative to capital punishment proposed by the founder of the death
penalty abolitionist movement?
a. corporal punishment
b. life imprisonment without opportunity for parole
*c. reformation
d. exile
e. life imprisonment with opportunity for parole
16. Which of the following institutions was crucial to the early American abolitionist argument?
a. the state legislature
b. the free press
c. the church
*d. the prison
e. marriage
17. Which of the following developments in the practice of capital punishment has been the
direct result of abolitionist efforts?
a. the creation of degrees of murder, which distinguish between those murders heinous
enough to warrant death and those murders that do not
b. the number of offenses warranting the death penalty has been reduced (until recently with
the federal government)
c. executions have been hidden from public view
d. the annual number of executions has decreased (though that trend may be changing)
*e. all of the above
18. In what year was the American Society for the Abolition of Capital Punishment founded?
a. 1791
b. 1823
*c. 1845
d. 1868
e. 1899
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TEST BANK 1
,1. Who and when was the first person executed in America?
a. Terry Roach in 1597
*b. George Kendall in 1608
c. Daniel Frank in 1622
d. Edward Jones in 1618
e. Tom Nicholson in 1600
2. Which of the following was a primary purpose of executions in colonial American that is
much less important today?
a. deterrence
b. retribution
*c. saving souls
d. show that politicians are “tough on crime”
e. all of the above
3. Why were condemned offenders in colonial America typically not executed for at least a
week or two after conviction?
a. to allow the construction of a gallows
*b. to allow condemned offenders the opportunity to repent
c. to allow the executioner to travel to the place of execution
d. to allow the family of the condemned to make funeral arrangements
e. all of the above
4. Approximately how many legally authorized executions in the United States have been
confirmed by M. Watt Espy?
a. 4,000
b. 8,000
*c. 19,000
d. 27,000
e. 36,000
5. Approximately what percent of all executions conducted in the United States were carried
out during this country’s first two centuries?
*a. less than 10
b. 20
c. 35
d. 50
e. 65
6. Approximately what percent of executions in America have been women?
*a. 3
b. 10
c. 25
d. 40
e. 45
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,7. Who and when was the first woman executed in America?
a. Judith Neeley in 1505
b. Judy Goodwin in 1637
*c. Jane Champion in 1632
d. Susan Allen in 1692
e. Kate Jamieson in 1721
8. In which of the following centuries was the last legal execution for adultery and witchcraft
conducted in America?
a. 1500s
*b. 1600s
c. 1700s
d. 1800s
e. 1900s
9. Approximately what percent of executions in America have been juveniles?
*a. 2
b. 10
c. 25
d. 40
e. 45
10. Who, when, and for what offense was the first juvenile in America executed?
a. William Penn in 1622 for murder
b. George Kendall in 1617 for rape
c. Daniel Frank in 1657 for kidnapping
*d. Thomas Graunger in 1642 for bestiality
e. Preston Elrod in 1588 for treason
11. The youngest nonslave executed in the United States was Ocuish Hannah. How old was
she when she committed the murder for which she was hanged?
a. 4
b. 7
*c. 12
d. 15
e. 17
12. Below what age did American law prohibit the execution of children at the time the Bill of
Rights was ratified in 1791?
*a. 7
b. 10
c. 13
d. 16
e. There was no minimum age at the time.
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, 13. Which of the following cities may be considered the birthplace of the American death
penalty abolitionist effort?
*a. Philadelphia
b. Boston
c. New York
d. Charleston, SC
e. none of the above
14. Who was the founder of the movement to abolish the death penalty in America?
*a. Benjamin Rush
b. Benjamin Franklin
c. William Bradford
d. William Penn
e. none of the above
15. What was the alternative to capital punishment proposed by the founder of the death
penalty abolitionist movement?
a. corporal punishment
b. life imprisonment without opportunity for parole
*c. reformation
d. exile
e. life imprisonment with opportunity for parole
16. Which of the following institutions was crucial to the early American abolitionist argument?
a. the state legislature
b. the free press
c. the church
*d. the prison
e. marriage
17. Which of the following developments in the practice of capital punishment has been the
direct result of abolitionist efforts?
a. the creation of degrees of murder, which distinguish between those murders heinous
enough to warrant death and those murders that do not
b. the number of offenses warranting the death penalty has been reduced (until recently with
the federal government)
c. executions have been hidden from public view
d. the annual number of executions has decreased (though that trend may be changing)
*e. all of the above
18. In what year was the American Society for the Abolition of Capital Punishment founded?
a. 1791
b. 1823
*c. 1845
d. 1868
e. 1899
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