Question 1

_____ was the first director of the Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP).

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Question 2

The most honorable form of punishment for men was decapitation with a sword.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

The term Lex talionis means "Let the punishment be just."

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Branding,as a punishment for crime,was never practiced in the American colonies.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

A particularly mean device for whipping called _____ had fishhooks in it.

Accepted Answer

A)  the Iron Glove
B)  the Claw of Justice
C)  the Cat-o'-nine Tails
D)  the Russian Knout

Question 6

The most frequent penalty in the Twelve Tables was _____.

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The answer of The most frequent penalty in the Twelve...

Question 7

The term flogging refers to _____.

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The answer of The term flogging refers to _____....

Question 8

A punishment device that held the prisoner in a sitting position,with feet and hands locked in a frame is known as the _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  brank
B)  rack
C)  stocks
D)  pillory

Question 9

In _____,women were flogged in private,and men were flogged in public.

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The answer of In _____,women were flogged in private,and men...

Question 10

The period of Western social thought that began in the 17th century,and lasted until the dawn of the 19th century is known as _____.

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the Age of...

Question 11

_____ was the first director of the Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) .

Accepted Answer

A)  John Howard
B)  George J.Beto
C)  William Penn
D)  Stanford Bates

Question 12

Which of the following is a reason why facial branding was abolished and was replaced with branding on the hand?

Accepted Answer

A)  It was abolished as the health hazards that it caused resulted in a large number of fatalities.
B)  It was abolished as it was feared that more obvious marks would reduce employment opportunities.
C)  It was abolished as branding on the face required significant amount of skill,precision,and time.
D)  It was abolished as it was considered as inhumane treatment by the Council for Human Rights.

Question 13

"Ne'er-do-wells" were shiftless and irresponsible individuals.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

The principle advocated by Bentham,that the highest objective of public policy is the greatest happiness for the largest number of people is known as _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  hedonistic calculus
B)  individualism
C)  utilitarianism
D)  totalitarianism

Question 15

The term Lex talionis resembles the biblical principle of:

Accepted Answer

A)  "let the punishment be just and fitting."
B)  "an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth."
C)  "let the decision stand and all matters cease."
D)  "I am innocent and therefore should be free."

Question 16

The punishment device that held a prisoner in a sitting position,with feet and hands locked in a frame,was called the stocks.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

The punishment inflicted on exiles who returned to Rome was _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  blinding
B)  quartering
C)  chaining
D)  death

Question 18

The evidence that the Greeks stoned those they had condemned to death,threw them from high cliffs,or bound them to stakes comes from _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  the ruins found in Athens
B)  writings on a Greek stone
C)  the descriptions of Greek poets
D)  a diary of one of the criminals

Question 19

The Philadelphia Society for Alleviating the Miseries of Public Prisons was established by the _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  Dutch
B)  Quakers
C)  Puritans
D)  Catholic Church

Question 20

Those confined to the pillory occasionally had their _____ nailed to the wood.

Accepted Answer

A)  hands
B)  feet
C)  ears
D)  genitals

Exam 2: Punishments: a Brief History

A particularly mean device for whipping called _____ had fishhooks in it.

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The Philadelphia Society for Alleviating the Miseries of Public Prisons was established by the _____.

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_____ was the first director of the Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP).

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The principle advocated by Bentham,that the highest objective of public policy is the greatest happiness for the largest number of people is known as _____.

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A punishment device that held the prisoner in a sitting position,with feet and hands locked in a frame is known as the _____.

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The most honorable form of punishment for men was decapitation with a sword.

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The punishment inflicted on exiles who returned to Rome was _____.

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The punishment device that held a prisoner in a sitting position,with feet and hands locked in a frame,was called the stocks.

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Which of the following is a reason why facial branding was abolished and was replaced with branding on the hand?

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The term flogging refers to _____.

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The evidence that the Greeks stoned those they had condemned to death,threw them from high cliffs,or bound them to stakes comes from _____.

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In _____,women were flogged in private,and men were flogged in public.

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The term Lex talionis means "Let the punishment be just."

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The period of Western social thought that began in the 17th century,and lasted until the dawn of the 19th century is known as _____.

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Branding,as a punishment for crime,was never practiced in the American colonies.

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_____ was the first director of the Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) .

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Those confined to the pillory occasionally had their _____ nailed to the wood.

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The term Lex talionis resembles the biblical principle of:

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"Ne'er-do-wells" were shiftless and irresponsible individuals.

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The most frequent penalty in the Twelve Tables was _____.

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