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Violence The Enduring Problem Fifth Edition Alexander C. Alvarez , Ronet D.
Bachman
Chapters 1-12
Chapter 1: Defining Violence
Multiple Choice
1. The sociologist Jack Katz argues that many perpetrators see their violence as a form
of ______.
a. self help
b. righteous slaughter
c. divine vengeance
d. homicidal rage
Ans: B
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: Connecting Violence
Difficulty Level: Easy
2. The video of football player Ray Rice knocking his fiancé out with one punch in an
elevator is an example of ______.
a. people engaging in violence in multiple spheres of their lives
b. how violent all football players are
c. provoked and justified violence
d. an outlet to relieve stress
Ans: A
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: Connecting Violence
Difficulty Level: Easy
3. Some suggest that the more a society legitimates violence in certain situations, the
more ______ violence there will be.
a. perpetual
b. justified
c. illegitimate
d. controlled
Ans: C
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: The Spillover Effect
Difficulty Level: Medium
4. The suggestion that legitimate forms of violence influence illegitimate forms of
violence is known as the ______.
,a. multiple spheres theory
b. influence theory
c. legitimation theory
d. spillover theory
Ans: D
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: The Spillover Effect
Difficulty Level: Easy
5. Archer and Gartner found that most combatant nations experienced ______ postwar
increases in their rates of homicide and concluded that wars did appear to legitimate
violence.
a. substantial
b. gradual
c. minimal
d. zero
Ans: A
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: The Spillover Effect
Difficulty Level: Medium
6. Which of the following is not a necessary element that needs to be considered when
formulating a definition of violence?
a. the intent of the participants
b. the causes of and motivations and justifications for the behavior
c. the legality of the act
d. the degree and type of injury
Ans: C
Cognitive Domain: Application
Answer Location: Defining Violence
Difficulty Level: Medium
7. Evidence indicates that many perpetrators of violence see themselves as being
justified in their actions and typically define their acts as ______.
a. an illegitimate response to some behavioral or ethical breach on the part of their
victim
b. a sanctioned response to some kind of ethical misbehavior on their part
c. a legitimate response to some behavioral or ethical breach on the part of their victim
d. all of these
Ans: C
Cognitive Domain: Application
Answer Location: Defining Violence
Difficulty Level: Medium
8. Our understanding of violence is highly situational and contingent, meaning the
context is extremely important in helping shape our understanding of and reaction to
,violent acts and actors. Which of the following is not one of the factors that helps shape
our context of violence?
a. the victim
b. the offender
c. the location of the violence
d. the timing of the violence (time of day, season, etc.)
Ans: D
Cognitive Domain: Application
Answer Location: The Context of Violence
Difficulty Level: Medium
9. Historically, if violence was perpetrated in the home, it was generally conceded to be
much more acceptable than if it was carried out in a public place or work setting, and
thus ______ has been an important variable.
a. privacy
b. location
c. people
d. motivation
Ans: B
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: The Context of Violence
Difficulty Level: Medium
10. For Bartol and Bartol, violence refers only to ______.
a. aggressive perceptive behavior
b. psychologically harmful behavior
c. aggressive demeanor
d. aggressive physical behavior
Ans: D
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: The Context of Violence
Difficulty Level: Easy
11. How does Newman define violence?
a. destructive physical aggression intentionally directed at harming other persons or
things
b. any action or structural arrangement that results in physical or nonphysical harm to
one or more persons
c. a series of events, the course of which or the outcomes of which, cause injury or
damage to persons or property
d. behaviors by individuals that intentionally threaten, attempt, or inflict physical harm on
others
Ans: C
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: The Context of Violence
Difficulty Level: Easy
, 12. Which of the following defines violence as ―any form of behavior that is intended to
injure someone physically or psychologically‖?
a. Berkowitz
b. Bartol and Bartol
c. The National Panel on the Understanding and Control of Violent Behavior
d. Iadicola and Shupe
Ans: A
Cognitive Domain: Application
Answer Location: The Context of Violence
Difficulty Level: Medium
13. What type of violence concerns those acts in which the motivations are expressive
of some emotional state, such as anger or jealousy?
a. structural
b. expressive
c. institutional
d. instrumental
Ans: B
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: The Context of Violence
Difficulty Level: Easy
14. What type of violence consists of the assaults, rapes, robberies, and murders, which
often come to mind when thinking about violence?
a. institutional
b. structural
c. interpersonal
d. expressive
Ans: C
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: The Context of Violence
Difficulty Level: Easy
15. How is the National Incident Based Reporting System (NIBRS) different from the
Uniform Crime Report (UCR)?
a. Reports are based on voluntary participation of law enforcement agencies.
b. Information about both the victim and the offender are collected for homicides.
c. It includes detailed information on crime incidents, including the characteristics of the
victim, such as age, gender, race, ethnicity, and resident status.
d. Only state law enforcement agencies participate in reporting.
Ans: C
Cognitive Domain: Analysis
Answer Location: Reports to Law Enforcement Officials
Difficulty Level: Hard
Violence The Enduring Problem Fifth Edition Alexander C. Alvarez , Ronet D.
Bachman
Chapters 1-12
Chapter 1: Defining Violence
Multiple Choice
1. The sociologist Jack Katz argues that many perpetrators see their violence as a form
of ______.
a. self help
b. righteous slaughter
c. divine vengeance
d. homicidal rage
Ans: B
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: Connecting Violence
Difficulty Level: Easy
2. The video of football player Ray Rice knocking his fiancé out with one punch in an
elevator is an example of ______.
a. people engaging in violence in multiple spheres of their lives
b. how violent all football players are
c. provoked and justified violence
d. an outlet to relieve stress
Ans: A
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: Connecting Violence
Difficulty Level: Easy
3. Some suggest that the more a society legitimates violence in certain situations, the
more ______ violence there will be.
a. perpetual
b. justified
c. illegitimate
d. controlled
Ans: C
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: The Spillover Effect
Difficulty Level: Medium
4. The suggestion that legitimate forms of violence influence illegitimate forms of
violence is known as the ______.
,a. multiple spheres theory
b. influence theory
c. legitimation theory
d. spillover theory
Ans: D
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: The Spillover Effect
Difficulty Level: Easy
5. Archer and Gartner found that most combatant nations experienced ______ postwar
increases in their rates of homicide and concluded that wars did appear to legitimate
violence.
a. substantial
b. gradual
c. minimal
d. zero
Ans: A
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: The Spillover Effect
Difficulty Level: Medium
6. Which of the following is not a necessary element that needs to be considered when
formulating a definition of violence?
a. the intent of the participants
b. the causes of and motivations and justifications for the behavior
c. the legality of the act
d. the degree and type of injury
Ans: C
Cognitive Domain: Application
Answer Location: Defining Violence
Difficulty Level: Medium
7. Evidence indicates that many perpetrators of violence see themselves as being
justified in their actions and typically define their acts as ______.
a. an illegitimate response to some behavioral or ethical breach on the part of their
victim
b. a sanctioned response to some kind of ethical misbehavior on their part
c. a legitimate response to some behavioral or ethical breach on the part of their victim
d. all of these
Ans: C
Cognitive Domain: Application
Answer Location: Defining Violence
Difficulty Level: Medium
8. Our understanding of violence is highly situational and contingent, meaning the
context is extremely important in helping shape our understanding of and reaction to
,violent acts and actors. Which of the following is not one of the factors that helps shape
our context of violence?
a. the victim
b. the offender
c. the location of the violence
d. the timing of the violence (time of day, season, etc.)
Ans: D
Cognitive Domain: Application
Answer Location: The Context of Violence
Difficulty Level: Medium
9. Historically, if violence was perpetrated in the home, it was generally conceded to be
much more acceptable than if it was carried out in a public place or work setting, and
thus ______ has been an important variable.
a. privacy
b. location
c. people
d. motivation
Ans: B
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: The Context of Violence
Difficulty Level: Medium
10. For Bartol and Bartol, violence refers only to ______.
a. aggressive perceptive behavior
b. psychologically harmful behavior
c. aggressive demeanor
d. aggressive physical behavior
Ans: D
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: The Context of Violence
Difficulty Level: Easy
11. How does Newman define violence?
a. destructive physical aggression intentionally directed at harming other persons or
things
b. any action or structural arrangement that results in physical or nonphysical harm to
one or more persons
c. a series of events, the course of which or the outcomes of which, cause injury or
damage to persons or property
d. behaviors by individuals that intentionally threaten, attempt, or inflict physical harm on
others
Ans: C
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: The Context of Violence
Difficulty Level: Easy
, 12. Which of the following defines violence as ―any form of behavior that is intended to
injure someone physically or psychologically‖?
a. Berkowitz
b. Bartol and Bartol
c. The National Panel on the Understanding and Control of Violent Behavior
d. Iadicola and Shupe
Ans: A
Cognitive Domain: Application
Answer Location: The Context of Violence
Difficulty Level: Medium
13. What type of violence concerns those acts in which the motivations are expressive
of some emotional state, such as anger or jealousy?
a. structural
b. expressive
c. institutional
d. instrumental
Ans: B
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: The Context of Violence
Difficulty Level: Easy
14. What type of violence consists of the assaults, rapes, robberies, and murders, which
often come to mind when thinking about violence?
a. institutional
b. structural
c. interpersonal
d. expressive
Ans: C
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: The Context of Violence
Difficulty Level: Easy
15. How is the National Incident Based Reporting System (NIBRS) different from the
Uniform Crime Report (UCR)?
a. Reports are based on voluntary participation of law enforcement agencies.
b. Information about both the victim and the offender are collected for homicides.
c. It includes detailed information on crime incidents, including the characteristics of the
victim, such as age, gender, race, ethnicity, and resident status.
d. Only state law enforcement agencies participate in reporting.
Ans: C
Cognitive Domain: Analysis
Answer Location: Reports to Law Enforcement Officials
Difficulty Level: Hard
