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Chapter 2: Early Corrections: From Ancient Times to Colonial Jails and Prisons
Test Bank
Multiple Choice
1. In 1831, which pair came to America with the intention to study the newly minted
prison system?
A. Bentham and Beccaria
B. Howard and Penn
C. Beaumont and Tocqueville
D. Dix and Maconochie
Ans: C
Learning Objective: 2-1: Explain the origins of corrections.
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: Introduction: The Evolving Practice of Corrections
Difficulty Level: Easy
2. Which of the following was a benefit when examining the extent of punishment
among tribal groups?
A. Gender
B. Wealth
C. Status
D. Both A and C
E. Both B and C
Ans: E
Learning Objective: 2-3: Compare the different types of corrections used historically.
Cognitive Domain: Application
Answer Location: Early Punishments in Westernized Countries
Difficulty Level: Easy
3. What was the first type of correctional facility to develop?
A. Day reporting centers
B. Prisons
C. Jails
D. Bridewells
Ans: C
Learning Objective: 2-3: Compare the different types of corrections used historically.
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: The First Jails
Difficulty Level: Easy
4. In Ancient Greece and Rome, Citizens who broke the law might be subjected to:
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A. fines
B. exile
C. imprisonment
D. death
E. all of these
Ans: E
Learning Objective: 2-3: Compare the different types of corrections used historically.
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: The First Jails
Difficulty Level: Easy
5. King Henry II required that gaols be built for the purpose of:
A. extorting fine money from citizens
B. removing the poor from the streets
C. holding the accused for trial
D. all of these
Ans: C
Learning Objective: 2-3: Compare the different types of corrections used historically.
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: The First Jails
Difficulty Level: Easy
6. The Catholic church had their greatest influence on punishment during:
A. The Middle Ages
B. Elizabethan England
C. The Reform Era
D. None of these
Ans: A
Learning Objective: 2-3: Compare the different types of corrections used historically.
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: The First Jails
Difficulty Level: Easy
7. Galley slavery was used more regularly:
A. By the ancient Greeks and Romans
B. By the late Middle Ages
C. In the American colonies
D. In Norfolk Island, Australia
Ans: B
Learning Objective: 2-3: Compare the different types of corrections used historically.
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: Galley Slavery
Difficulty Level: Easy
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8. After the disintegration of feudalism, what sparked government entities to increasingly
respond in a more severe fashion in the demand for resources?
A. Crime
B. Prostitution
C. Poverty
D. War
Ans: C
Learning Objective: 2-3: Compare the different types of corrections used historically.
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: Poverty and Bridewells, Debtors’ Prisons, and Houses of Correction
Difficulty Level: Easy
9. Early workhouses that were built to hold and whip “beggars, prostitutes, and
nightwalkers”, were known as:
A. gaols
B. reformatories
C. prisons
D. bridewells
Ans: D
Learning Objective: 2-3: Compare the different types of corrections used historically.
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: Poverty and Bridewells, Debtors’ Prisons, and Houses of Correction
Difficulty Level: Easy
10. The removal of those deemed as criminal to other locations such as the American
colonies or Australia is known as:
A. the marks system
B. galley slavery
C. transportation
D. corporal punishment
Ans: C
Learning Objective: 2-3: Compare the different types of corrections used historically.
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: Transportation
Difficulty Level: Easy
11. Which of the following is a benefit associated with the practice of transportation?
A. The removal of criminal classes
B. Exploitation of labor to satisfy a growing need
C. Humane treatment of criminals
D. Both A and B
E. Both A and C
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Practice 1st Edition Stohr
Instructor Resource
Stohr, Corrections: From Research, to Policy, to Practice, 1st Edition
SAGE Publishing 2018
Chapter 2: Early Corrections: From Ancient Times to Colonial Jails and Prisons
Test Bank
Multiple Choice
1. In 1831, which pair came to America with the intention to study the newly minted
prison system?
A. Bentham and Beccaria
B. Howard and Penn
C. Beaumont and Tocqueville
D. Dix and Maconochie
Ans: C
Learning Objective: 2-1: Explain the origins of corrections.
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: Introduction: The Evolving Practice of Corrections
Difficulty Level: Easy
2. Which of the following was a benefit when examining the extent of punishment
among tribal groups?
A. Gender
B. Wealth
C. Status
D. Both A and C
E. Both B and C
Ans: E
Learning Objective: 2-3: Compare the different types of corrections used historically.
Cognitive Domain: Application
Answer Location: Early Punishments in Westernized Countries
Difficulty Level: Easy
3. What was the first type of correctional facility to develop?
A. Day reporting centers
B. Prisons
C. Jails
D. Bridewells
Ans: C
Learning Objective: 2-3: Compare the different types of corrections used historically.
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: The First Jails
Difficulty Level: Easy
4. In Ancient Greece and Rome, Citizens who broke the law might be subjected to:
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Stohr, Corrections: From Research, to Policy, to Practice, 1st Edition
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A. fines
B. exile
C. imprisonment
D. death
E. all of these
Ans: E
Learning Objective: 2-3: Compare the different types of corrections used historically.
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: The First Jails
Difficulty Level: Easy
5. King Henry II required that gaols be built for the purpose of:
A. extorting fine money from citizens
B. removing the poor from the streets
C. holding the accused for trial
D. all of these
Ans: C
Learning Objective: 2-3: Compare the different types of corrections used historically.
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: The First Jails
Difficulty Level: Easy
6. The Catholic church had their greatest influence on punishment during:
A. The Middle Ages
B. Elizabethan England
C. The Reform Era
D. None of these
Ans: A
Learning Objective: 2-3: Compare the different types of corrections used historically.
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: The First Jails
Difficulty Level: Easy
7. Galley slavery was used more regularly:
A. By the ancient Greeks and Romans
B. By the late Middle Ages
C. In the American colonies
D. In Norfolk Island, Australia
Ans: B
Learning Objective: 2-3: Compare the different types of corrections used historically.
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: Galley Slavery
Difficulty Level: Easy
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Practice 1st Edition Stohr
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Stohr, Corrections: From Research, to Policy, to Practice, 1st Edition
SAGE Publishing 2018
8. After the disintegration of feudalism, what sparked government entities to increasingly
respond in a more severe fashion in the demand for resources?
A. Crime
B. Prostitution
C. Poverty
D. War
Ans: C
Learning Objective: 2-3: Compare the different types of corrections used historically.
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: Poverty and Bridewells, Debtors’ Prisons, and Houses of Correction
Difficulty Level: Easy
9. Early workhouses that were built to hold and whip “beggars, prostitutes, and
nightwalkers”, were known as:
A. gaols
B. reformatories
C. prisons
D. bridewells
Ans: D
Learning Objective: 2-3: Compare the different types of corrections used historically.
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: Poverty and Bridewells, Debtors’ Prisons, and Houses of Correction
Difficulty Level: Easy
10. The removal of those deemed as criminal to other locations such as the American
colonies or Australia is known as:
A. the marks system
B. galley slavery
C. transportation
D. corporal punishment
Ans: C
Learning Objective: 2-3: Compare the different types of corrections used historically.
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: Transportation
Difficulty Level: Easy
11. Which of the following is a benefit associated with the practice of transportation?
A. The removal of criminal classes
B. Exploitation of labor to satisfy a growing need
C. Humane treatment of criminals
D. Both A and B
E. Both A and C
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