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Rape Awareness

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(1) Rape usually occurs between strangers	True False
(2) Rape is usually reported to the police.	True False
(3) Most rape is committed by black men against white women.	True False
(4) Rape victims are usually beaten up, stabbed or otherwise physically brutalized by their attackers.	True False
(5) Most rape victims have, by their dress or conduct, provoked the attack.	True False
(6) Rape is usually sexually motivated.	True False
(7) Rape usually occurs in alleys, parks, or other poorly-lit areas.	True False
(8) Many reports of rape are fabricated by women who are angry or who "got caught" having sex.	True False
(9) Rape victims are usually attractive young women.	True False
(10) Victims who resist the attacker are usually killed or seriously injured.	True False

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Rape Awareness Test True-False Key (1) FALSE. Rape usually occurs between people who know each other. In 80% of reported rape cases, the victim and the perpetrator are acquaintances. to question #2

Rape Awareness True-False Key(2) FALSE. Only an estimated 1 in 4 to 1 in 10 rapes are actually reported to the police. What are some reasons that women don't report? They know their attacker. They think it may be their fault. Maybe they weren't beaten up so they don't think it looked like they were raped. Perhaps the perpetrator warned them not to report the rape. to question #3

Rape Awareness True-False Key(3) FALSE. Rape is committed within your socioeconomic class which means, white men rape white women and black men rape black women. The rich rape the rich and the poor rape the poor. Less than 10% of rapes are racially mixed. to question #4

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(4) FALSE. Weapons are not used in 90% of reported rapes and only an estimated 1% of rapists intend to kill their victims. Some women do not report their rapes to the police because they think they do not look "beaten up" enough.

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Rape Awareness True-False Key (5) FALSE. Research on rapists in jail has shown that rapists generally do not even remember what their victims were wearing during the attack. Often, victims blame themselves for the attack and think that perhaps what they chose to wear caused them to be attacked. The truth is when a woman is attacked she is out of control in the situation. Afterwards, she may try to regain a sense of control by assuming that what she was wearing caused the attack, but this isn't true. to question #6

Rape Awareness True-False Key(6) FALSE. Rape is all about power and control. It is not sexually driven. to question #7

Rape Awareness True-False Key(7) FALSE. Most rapes occur in the home -- either that of the victim or the perpetrator. 80% of the time the victim knows the attacker and will let them into their home. to question #8

Rape Awareness True-False Key(8) FALSE. Less than 1% of reported rapes are false reports. This can be very embarrassing for victims to discuss with the police and very few women would go through all the tests if the rape did not occur. to question #9

Rape Awareness True-False Key(9) FALSE. A woman's age or appearance has nothing to do with whether or not she is attacked. Again, rape is a crime about power and control -- it is not sexually driven. Senior citizens are also frequent victims of rape. to question #10

Rape Awareness True-False Key(10) FALSE. Most physical injuries from rape are minor bruises and scratches. Only 1% of attackers kill or brutally injure their victims. Return To Table