1) Crimes that physically or psychologically injure individuals are described as crimes against the person.  a) True b) False 2) The traditional definition of murder required the murderer to possess a certain intent, known as malice aforethought.  a) True b) False 3) In some jurisdictions, the intent to kill may be inferred from a person’s intentional use of a deadly weapon against another.  a) True b) False 4) The accused must be found guilty of the underlying felony to be held accountable for the felony murder. a) True b) False 5) Voluntary manslaughter generally involves an intentional killing of a human being by an enraged person under circumstances that would cause a reasonable person to become uncontrollably angry.  a) True b) False 6) An assault is defined as an unlawful attempt to inflict bodily injury upon another, or the threat to do so coupled with the ability to immediately carry out the threat.  a) True b) False 7) Statutory rape is the term generally used to describe the crime of sexual intercourse by a man with a woman who is not his wife and who is below an age specified by statute.  a) True b) False 8) Some states have rewritten their forcible and statutory rape laws to make them gender neutral.  a) True b) False 9) In the United States, a federal statute known as the Lindbergh Act makes it a federal felony to transport a kidnapped person across a state line. a) True b) False

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