CRIM 480 - Domestic Violence UPDATED
ACTUAL Questions and CORRECT
Answers
Which group enacted the first laws in the world making domestic violence illegal? - CORRECT
ANSWER- Puritans
Which state was the first to rescind rights of a husband to beat his wife? - CORRECT
ANSWER- Alabama
Which state did not make wife beating punishable by whipping? - CORRECT ANSWER-
Virginia
Patria Potestas refers to what Roman civil law? - CORRECT ANSWER- Legal guardianship
of a woman was given to her husband
The Pilgrims of Plymouth Plantation made wife beating illegal in 1672, punishable by fine and
_____? - CORRECT ANSWER- Whipping
This limit to physical violence was introduced to British common law in the 1500s: - CORRECT
ANSWER- Rule of Thumb
Religious texts contain numerous passages suggesting women are subordinate to men. -
CORRECT ANSWER- True
Official punishment in cases of domestic violence has been deployed equally across all groups of
people. - CORRECT ANSWER- False
Feminist theories can predict or explain same-sex intimate partner violence. - CORRECT
ANSWER- False
, Islamic clergy have been shown to offer more help than Christian clergy to victims of domestic
violence. - CORRECT ANSWER- True
Jacobson and Gottman (1998) describe the most violent group of batterers as analogous to what
animal? - CORRECT ANSWER- Cobras
Which hormone has been linked to aggression? - CORRECT ANSWER- Testosterone
Women are more likely than men to respond to trauma in what way? - CORRECT ANSWER-
Withdrawal/disassociation
One study showed that some batterers had which unexpected physical response to belligerent
behavior? - CORRECT ANSWER- Decreased heart rate
One study suggests that nearly half of all ______ involve the use of alcohol. - CORRECT
ANSWER- Aggressive behaviors
Research shows that DV increases when attributes of power between couples are ____? -
CORRECT ANSWER- More evenly balanced
This type of batterer describes most acts of violence which arise from conflicts. - CORRECT
ANSWER- Situational Violence
Which of the following is not one of Michael Johnson's (2007) forms of IPV? - CORRECT
ANSWER- Panviolent
Moffitt, Robins, and Caspi (2001) described several personality traits similar to anger and
hostility as what? - CORRECT ANSWER- Negative emotionality
ACTUAL Questions and CORRECT
Answers
Which group enacted the first laws in the world making domestic violence illegal? - CORRECT
ANSWER- Puritans
Which state was the first to rescind rights of a husband to beat his wife? - CORRECT
ANSWER- Alabama
Which state did not make wife beating punishable by whipping? - CORRECT ANSWER-
Virginia
Patria Potestas refers to what Roman civil law? - CORRECT ANSWER- Legal guardianship
of a woman was given to her husband
The Pilgrims of Plymouth Plantation made wife beating illegal in 1672, punishable by fine and
_____? - CORRECT ANSWER- Whipping
This limit to physical violence was introduced to British common law in the 1500s: - CORRECT
ANSWER- Rule of Thumb
Religious texts contain numerous passages suggesting women are subordinate to men. -
CORRECT ANSWER- True
Official punishment in cases of domestic violence has been deployed equally across all groups of
people. - CORRECT ANSWER- False
Feminist theories can predict or explain same-sex intimate partner violence. - CORRECT
ANSWER- False
, Islamic clergy have been shown to offer more help than Christian clergy to victims of domestic
violence. - CORRECT ANSWER- True
Jacobson and Gottman (1998) describe the most violent group of batterers as analogous to what
animal? - CORRECT ANSWER- Cobras
Which hormone has been linked to aggression? - CORRECT ANSWER- Testosterone
Women are more likely than men to respond to trauma in what way? - CORRECT ANSWER-
Withdrawal/disassociation
One study showed that some batterers had which unexpected physical response to belligerent
behavior? - CORRECT ANSWER- Decreased heart rate
One study suggests that nearly half of all ______ involve the use of alcohol. - CORRECT
ANSWER- Aggressive behaviors
Research shows that DV increases when attributes of power between couples are ____? -
CORRECT ANSWER- More evenly balanced
This type of batterer describes most acts of violence which arise from conflicts. - CORRECT
ANSWER- Situational Violence
Which of the following is not one of Michael Johnson's (2007) forms of IPV? - CORRECT
ANSWER- Panviolent
Moffitt, Robins, and Caspi (2001) described several personality traits similar to anger and
hostility as what? - CORRECT ANSWER- Negative emotionality
