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Full TEST BANK white collar crime
CHAPTER 1
Introduction
Chapter 1 Multiple Choice
1. Which governor was convicted on charges of political corruption and was the fourth governor
from the state of Illinois to be incarcerated since 1970?
a. Jesse Ventura
b. John Kasich
c. Rod Blagojevich
d. George Ryan
Answer: c
Page number: 2
Level: Basic
2. When was the term “white-collar crime” was first used?
a. 1909
b. 1939
c. 1959
d. 1989
Answer: b
Page number: 3
Level: Basic
3. Who coined the term “white-collar crime”?
a. Upton Sinclair
b. John D. Rockefeller
c. E.A. Ross
d. Edwin Sutherland
Answer: d
Page number: 3
Level: Intermediate
4. The term “white-collar” is based on:
a. the types of victims.
b. occupations of the perpetrator.
c. offenders’ association with religion.
d. its association with factories and tradesmen.
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,Answer: b
Page number: 3
Level: Intermediate
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,5. Which of the following describes a theory that forces social scientists to reconsider accepted
theories?
a. Debunking
b. Historical
c. Revised
d. Vacuum
Answer: a
Page number: 4
Level: Intermediate
6. Which of the following has not contributed to the initial examination of white-collar crime?
a. Exposure of monopolistic practices
b. Increasing power of corporations
c. Muckraking journalists
d. Agricultural society values
Answer: d
Page number: 5
Level: Intermediate
7. Based on the 1907 book Sin and Society, which of the following refers to a pillar of
society/paragon of virtue who in reality was interested only in personal gain using any means?
a. Atavist
b. Robber baron
c. Criminaloid
d. Elite deviant
Answer: c
Page number: 5
Level: Intermediate
8. A ponzi scheme attempts to cheat people by:
a. selling stocks in nonexistent companies to investors.
b. selling worthless real estate to investors.
c. paying original investors with money from new investors.
d. creating an investment scheme that targets the elderly.
Answer: c
Page number: 5
Level: Intermediate
9. Which is another term for a Ponzi scheme?
a. Reverse investment
b. Pyramid
c. Triangle
d. Upside-down
Answer: b
Page number: 6
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, Level: Basic
10. of scams using spam mailings on the Internet are really Ponzi schemes.
a. 40%
b. 50%
c. 60%
d. 80%
Answer: d
Page number: 8
Level: Basic
11. Which year brought the close of 500 different banks in the United States?
a. 1913
b. 1923
c. 1933
d. 1943
Answer: c
Page number: 8
Level: Basic
12. What decade saw renewed interest in the study of white-collar crime?
a. 1950s
b. 1960s
c. 1970s
d. 1980s
Answer: c
Page number: 9
Level: Basic
13. The 1980s saw a dramatic increase in the incidence of white-collar crime. One of the reasons
for the increase may have been:
a. support for collective welfare ideals.
b. increase in the quality of public schools.
c. government deregulation.
d. focus on non-material goals.
Answer: c
Page number: 10
Level: Intermediate
14. Barry Minkow regarded money generated from stock sales as:
a. a source of working capital to be used to buy new equipment.
b. money he could use to invest in other companies.
c. money he could use to pay some creditors without other creditors finding out.
d. a great source of revenue that did not have to be paid back.
Answer: d
Page number: 12
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Full TEST BANK white collar crime
CHAPTER 1
Introduction
Chapter 1 Multiple Choice
1. Which governor was convicted on charges of political corruption and was the fourth governor
from the state of Illinois to be incarcerated since 1970?
a. Jesse Ventura
b. John Kasich
c. Rod Blagojevich
d. George Ryan
Answer: c
Page number: 2
Level: Basic
2. When was the term “white-collar crime” was first used?
a. 1909
b. 1939
c. 1959
d. 1989
Answer: b
Page number: 3
Level: Basic
3. Who coined the term “white-collar crime”?
a. Upton Sinclair
b. John D. Rockefeller
c. E.A. Ross
d. Edwin Sutherland
Answer: d
Page number: 3
Level: Intermediate
4. The term “white-collar” is based on:
a. the types of victims.
b. occupations of the perpetrator.
c. offenders’ association with religion.
d. its association with factories and tradesmen.
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,Answer: b
Page number: 3
Level: Intermediate
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,5. Which of the following describes a theory that forces social scientists to reconsider accepted
theories?
a. Debunking
b. Historical
c. Revised
d. Vacuum
Answer: a
Page number: 4
Level: Intermediate
6. Which of the following has not contributed to the initial examination of white-collar crime?
a. Exposure of monopolistic practices
b. Increasing power of corporations
c. Muckraking journalists
d. Agricultural society values
Answer: d
Page number: 5
Level: Intermediate
7. Based on the 1907 book Sin and Society, which of the following refers to a pillar of
society/paragon of virtue who in reality was interested only in personal gain using any means?
a. Atavist
b. Robber baron
c. Criminaloid
d. Elite deviant
Answer: c
Page number: 5
Level: Intermediate
8. A ponzi scheme attempts to cheat people by:
a. selling stocks in nonexistent companies to investors.
b. selling worthless real estate to investors.
c. paying original investors with money from new investors.
d. creating an investment scheme that targets the elderly.
Answer: c
Page number: 5
Level: Intermediate
9. Which is another term for a Ponzi scheme?
a. Reverse investment
b. Pyramid
c. Triangle
d. Upside-down
Answer: b
Page number: 6
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, Level: Basic
10. of scams using spam mailings on the Internet are really Ponzi schemes.
a. 40%
b. 50%
c. 60%
d. 80%
Answer: d
Page number: 8
Level: Basic
11. Which year brought the close of 500 different banks in the United States?
a. 1913
b. 1923
c. 1933
d. 1943
Answer: c
Page number: 8
Level: Basic
12. What decade saw renewed interest in the study of white-collar crime?
a. 1950s
b. 1960s
c. 1970s
d. 1980s
Answer: c
Page number: 9
Level: Basic
13. The 1980s saw a dramatic increase in the incidence of white-collar crime. One of the reasons
for the increase may have been:
a. support for collective welfare ideals.
b. increase in the quality of public schools.
c. government deregulation.
d. focus on non-material goals.
Answer: c
Page number: 10
Level: Intermediate
14. Barry Minkow regarded money generated from stock sales as:
a. a source of working capital to be used to buy new equipment.
b. money he could use to invest in other companies.
c. money he could use to pay some creditors without other creditors finding out.
d. a great source of revenue that did not have to be paid back.
Answer: d
Page number: 12
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