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Domestic Violence Quiz

1. What is the most common source of injury among women?
(a) Auto accidents
(b) Physical abuse by male social partners
(c) Muggings and rape, combined

2. Which age group reports the most violence by someone they are intimate with?
(a) 16 to 24
(b) 25 to 34
(c) 35 to 64
(d) 65 and over

3. Boys who witness their fathers’ violence are …...times more likely to engage in spouse abuse in later adulthood than boys from non-violent homes.
(a) 2 times more likely
(b) 5 times more likely
(c) 10 times more likely

4. When are female victims of domestic violence more likely to be slain by their husbands?
(a) When separated from them
(b) When co-residing

5. Over..…of violent victimisations against women were committed by someone known to them.
(a) 1/4
(b) 1/2
(c) 2/3

6. How many more times are women compared to men, likely to experience violence from someone they are intimate with?
(a) 2 times more likely
(b) 5 times more likely
(c) 10 times more likely



Answers: 1. b 2. a 3. c 4. a 5. c 6. c


P.O. Box 370, Berri  
South Australia 5343
 
tel:  08 8582 2100
fax: 08 8582 1224
email: rdv@centacare.org.au