Chapter 9:
Section 1:
Please indicate which answers below are true and
which are false.
1. Under
the common law, a woman had to show active resistance to rapist before the
attack was considered non-consensual.
2. Part of
the investigation of a rape case involves the collection of physical evidence
from the victim.
3. Statutory
rape is a strict liability offense, meaning that the state does not have to
prove the defendant’s intent.
4. In many
states it is illegal for a man and woman to live together and have a sexual
relationship when they are not married.
5. The
crime of sodomy is limited to homosexual couples.
6. Incest
is defined as sex with a child under the age of 12.
7. It is
child molestation to touch a child in a sexual way, even if the child consents
to the touching.
8. Possession
of material that is deemed to be obscene (unless it is child pornography) is
not illegal.
9. Children
cannot consent to sexual contact.
10.
It is not a crime to ask a child to come to a location
to engage in sex.
Please indicate the
correct answer for the following questions:
1. Jane is at a party and has too much to drink. She
becomes sleepy and passes out in a bedroom in the back of the house. John finds
her in his bed and decides that she wants to have sex. He removes her clothes.
Has he committed a crime?
a. Yes, rape
b. Yes, assault
c. Yes, battery
d. No
2. Once John removes Jane’s clothes, he has sexual
intercourse with her. Has he committed a crime?
a. Yes, rape
b. Yes, assault
c. Yes, battery
d. No
3. The
statute that protects rape victims from being cross-examined about their prior
sexual relations, unless that relationship included the defendant.
a. Sexual Predators Act
b. Statute Against Revealing Act
c. Victim-Witness Act
d. Rape Shield Act
4. In order
to prove rape, the prosecution must present evidence that:
a. the victim did not consent to the sexual contact
b. the woman’s vagina was entered by the man’s penis
c. that the man was not the woman’s husband
d. a & b, but not c
5. The most
common way to prove that penetration has occurred in a rape case is:
a. to question the defendant
b. to investigate the relationship, if any, between the defendant and the
victim
c. to have a medical professional testify about trauma to the vagina
d. all of the above
6. All of
the following are reasons why rape cases are difficult to prosecute, except:
a. police are reluctant to investigate such cases
b. rape carries significant emotional and physical damage to the victim
c. victims are often reluctant to report a rape
d. society’s attitudes towards rape still make it difficult for victims
7. Under
common law, a rape could not be prosecuted if:
a. the woman resisted her attacker
b. the attacker was the woman’s husband
c. there was no evidence of violence
d. all of the above
8. Aggravated
sexual assault can occur:
a. when a deadly weapon is used
b. when the victim is seriously
injured
c. when the victim was kidnapped
d. all of the above
9. The
crime of having sex with a girl (or boy) under the age of twelve
a. statutory rape
b. child molestation
c. rape
d. none of the above
10.
When a person
has consensual sex with a person who is under the age of 14:
a. statutory rape
b. child molestation
c. rape
d. none of the above