Multiple Choice
Identify the
letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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Bentley had
sexual intercourse with a 13-year-old girl in a state where the age of consent is 16 years of age. At
his trial for statutory rape, Bentley’s best defense will probably be a. | entrapment. | c. | duress. | b. | infancy. | d. | none of the above | | | | |
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An
example of noncriminal homicide is a. | felony murder. | c. | involuntary manslaughter. | b. | voluntary
manslaughter. | d. | none of the
above | | | | |
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Today, suicide is a. | a crime. | b. | not a serious
cause of death among teens. | c. | often treated as a plea for help. | d. | attempted by
most people at some time in their lives. | | |
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The
difference between criminal assault and criminal battery is that a. | in assault, the
person acts recklessly. | b. | in battery, the person acts
intentionally. | c. | in assault, there is a threat of physical
attack. | d. | in battery, there is a threat of physical
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Sexual assault includes a. | stalking. | c. | battery. | b. | rape. | d. | manslaughter. | | | | |
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Completion
Complete each sentence or
statement.
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Complete each of the following statements with the appropriate choice below.
Some choices are not used. Some may be used more than once.
assault | battery | first-degree
premeditated murder | not a crime | rape | second-degree murder | | stalking | voluntary manslaughter | | | |
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6.
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Willa plans
to kill Harry by planting a bomb in his car, but his wife takes the car instead and is killed.
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7.
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Ralph
threatens to hit Mark if he leaves. ____________________
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Before
killing Merlin, Forest considered the murder and intended to kill her.
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Jerry became
obsessed with Kai-Lin, a young woman with whom he had one date. He followed her day after day,
pleading with her to go out with him again. He threatened to hurt her if she did not date him.
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Tina did not
consent to having sexual relations with her husband, but he used physical force to have sex with her
anyway. ____________________
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Matching
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Match
each item with the correct statement below. a. | acquaintance rape | e. | noncriminal homicide | b. | felony
murder | f. | rape | c. | first-degree murder | g. | stalking | d. | involuntary
manslaughter | h. | suicide | | | | |
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killing an
enemy soldier in war
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12.
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killing of
someone during the commission of certain felonies
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13.
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killing that
is premeditated and done with malice
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sexual
assault by someone known to the victim
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15.
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killing in which there is no intent to kill at all
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Short Answer
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Suicide is ranked as what number in the five leading causes of death for people aged
15 to 24?
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In
what age groups does homicide rank higher than suicide as a cause of death?
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18.
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In
what age group is the number of suicide and homicide deaths together the highest?
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19.
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What
is the youngest age group at which suicide becomes one of the top five leading causes of
death?
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20.
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At
what age group does homicide first become one of the top five leading causes of death?
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