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Do You Know How To Avoid Being Raped or What To Do If You Are Raped?

This is one SixWise.com self-assessment quiz that every woman should take and pass along to all of her friends. Here at SixWise.com, we are commited to building our readers' awareness about some very important subjects that fall into the broad category of "personal safety." 

One such subject -- how to prevent rape or what to do if you are raped -- is the focus of this brief but very important and informative quiz that you are about to take right now.  It is also the focux of a critically important SixWise.com article that you will be directed to at the conclusion of taking the quiz and getting your results.

Given the highly sensitive but critically important and educational nature of this particular SixWise.com self-test, you may want to pass it along to as many of your friends and family members as possible.  In fact, you will have the opportunity to do just that in the spaces provided, as soon as you have completed the test and have gotten your own results.  

Again, also be sure to read the important article after getting your results and after choosing whether you want to pass this quiz on to others or not.

1.  

When you consider the fact that close to one in six women is raped at some point in her life, according to the U.S. Justice Department, it is absolutely essential to take the following precaution when you are out and about:

A

  

Never leave your drink unattended

B

  

Take shortcuts through heavily wooded areas to get from one place to another

C

  

Avoid well-lit, populous areas

D

  

Arrive and leave a party, bar or restaurant on your own (rather than with a group)

2.  

Because studies indicate that teenage girls are at the greatest risk of being assaulted, talk to your teenage daughters, sisters, nieces, and/or female friends about:

A

  

Never hitchhiking and never picking up hitchhikers

B

  

Keeping car doors locked and your windows rolled up after dark

C

  

When returning to your car in a parking lot, keeping your keys in your hand, checking to be sure no one is hiding inside the car, and then locking the doors as soon as you get in

D

  

All of the above

3.  

If you are walking along the side of the road and a motorist slows his vehicle down and tries to talk to you, the best thing to do is:

A

  

Smile and respond warmly to their greeting or question

B

  

Keep walking briskly; do not respond; stay on the sidewalk and stay as far from the vehicle as possible

C

  

Start screaming at the top of your lungs

D

  

Slap the motorist in the face

4.  

To prevent a rape from taking place in the work environment:

A

  

Use hallways, elevators and stairways that are rarely used by others

B

  

Always stand near the back of the elevator rather than near the control panel

C

  

Never hesitate to ask a security guard or colleague to accompany you to your car in the parking lot

D

  

Do not worry about getting out if a suspicious looking individual enters your elevator

5.  

When it comes to educating your teenagers about rape prevention, it is best to:

A

  

Present the facts and statistics to them as calmly as possible

B

  

Listen to their concerns and be ready to answer all their questions

C

  

Encourage them to be reachable by you (via cell phone or other means) 24 hours a day

D

  

All of the above

6.  

If you use the subway, the bus, or any other forms of public transportation:

A

  

It is okay to take a little nap

B

  

It is fine to sit toward the back (rather than the front, near the driver)

C

  

Always opt to sit in cars that are full of people

D

  

There is no need to arrange for someone to meet you at your point of arrival

7.  

Regarding obscene phone callers, the best way to handle them is to:

A

  

Joke around with them

B

  

Hang up on them immediately

C

  

Scream at them

D

  

Blow a loud whistle in their ear

8.  

Most rapes are committed by:

A

  

People who know their victims quite well or very well (such as spouses, intimates, friends, relatives, neighbors, or acquaintances)

B

  

People who are total strangers to their victims

C

  

People who have met their victim on only one previous occasion

D

  

People who have seen their victims once before, but have never spoken to them prior to the assault

 

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