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Domestic Violence: Questions:

1. Battering is more than physical abuse.
   a. True 
   b. False

2. If you are a battered victim in NC, you can end your apartment lease whenever necessary to escape from the person battering you.

a. True 
b. False

3. If you are a battered victim in NC, you can do the following:
1. Change your locks in a rented apartment 
2. Move to another state without paying your bills 
3. End your apartment lease even in the middle of the lease agreement
4. A and B above 
5. A and C above 

4. How do battered victims get help in an emergency? Check all that are true.
1. Go directly to the nearest shelter in person. 
2. Call a NC domestic violence crisis line. 
3. Call your local school guidance counselor. 
4. Bring your child to the shelter.
5. Call the police. 
6. Go to the hospital. 

5. In 2003, how many children went to shelters to avoid domestic violence?
1. 200 or less 
2. 900
3. 3200 
4. 5800 or more 

6. As of August 2005, NC General Assembly passed a comprehensive law that helps to protect victims of domestic violence. Where does NC place in the list of states enacting this type of law?
1. 1^st 
2. 2^nd 
3. 15^th 
4. 30th 

7. How many people died in NC in 2004 as a result of domestic violence alone?
1. 15 
2. 53 
3. 82  
4. 200  

8. A batterer likes to control which of the victim's following things:
1. The victim's friends.
2. The victim's clothes
3. The victim's ability to go to college. 
4. The victim's ability to drive. 
5. All of the above. 

9. In 2002 where did NC rank in the nation for the number of women killed by men (based on the number of people per area)?
1. 2^nd. 
2. 9^th. 
3. 25^th. 
4. 30^th.

10. Battering happens only to women.
1. True. 
2. False. 

11. In 2002 where did NC rank in the nation for the number of women killed by men (based on the number of people per area)?
1. 2^nd.
2. 9^th.
3. 25^th.
4. 30^th.

12. Battering happens only to women.
1. True.
2. False.

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