Quiz 6: Abuse of women

Please choose the one, most correct answer to each question or statement.

1. What activity would qualify as abuse?
   • Repeated shouting at a women by her partner in order to control her
   • Demanding sex in return for financial support
   • A boyfriend slapping a woman only when he is drunk
   • All of the above
2. What is the commonest form of abuse?
   • Verbal abuse
   • Emotional abuse
   • Financial abuse
   • Physical abuse
3. What is rape?
   • Only forced vaginal or anal intercourse
   • Only forced vaginal intercourse if physical injury occurs
   • Only forced vaginal intercourse with a penis
   • Any forced penetration of the vagina, anus or mouth with a penis or other object
4. Rape can happen to:
   • Only women
   • Only women and young girls
   • Only adult women or men
   • Women, men or children
5. What is gender-based violence?
   • Physical violence between women
   • Emotional violence between women and their children
   • Any violence directed against women because they are women
   • Only non-consensual abuse against women
6. Where does gender-based violence occur?
   • Only in jail
   • Often in primary school
   • Usually in the home
   • Most commonly in the work place
7. How common is intimate-partner violence in South Africa?
   • Very common
   • Only common in wealthy communities
   • Only common in unmarried couples
   • Uncommon
8. Which women are at greatest risk of intimate-partner violence?
   • Old women
   • Poor women
   • Married women
   • Women with children
9. Intimate-partner violence is more common when:
   • The woman or her partner have been abused themselves as children
   • The woman is older than her partner
   • The woman is well educated
   • The woman is very religious
10. How is intimate-partner violence diagnosed?
    • It relies on physical examination
    • By getting a history of violence
    • Only by a sworn statement made in a court of law
    • By taking a Pap smear
11. What advice should be given to all women who are suffering from intimate-partner violence?
    • They should fight back
    • They must leave their partner immediately
    • They must accept that their partner should control their lives
    • They should be told of their right to report the violence to the police
12. Sexual assault is usually committed by:
    • A stranger
    • A person seeking political asylum
    • A person well known to the victim
    • A person who is mentally disturbed
13. Who should attend to the survivor of a severe sexual assault?
    • Only a gynaecologist
    • Only a district surgeon
    • Only a doctor
    • Any healthcare worker who has had special training
14. In a forensic examination:
    • The victim should be examined under general anaesthesia
    • A lawyer should be present
    • A sexual assault examination kit should be used
    • Photographs of the genitalia must always be taken
15. Should raped women be tested for HIV?
    • All should be tested
    • Only if the rapist is known to be HIV positive
    • Only if it was a case of gang rape
    • Only if there is physical injury to the vagina
16. If the woman denies intimate-partner violence but you remain suspicious that it is occurring:
    • You must report it to the local magistrate
    • You must report it to the local police
    • You should ask her to come back again soon
    • It is not your responsibility if she denies partner violence
17. What post-exposure prophylaxis against HIV should be given?
    • A single dose of nevirapine
    • AZT only for 14 days
    • Truvada, atazanavir and ritonavir for 28 days
    • Antiretroviral treatment with three drugs for 3 months
18. Which sexual assault victims need immediate attention?
    • Only those who are seriously injured
    • Only those who feel their lives are threatened
    • Only those who are not referred to hospital
    • All need immediate attention, even if the clinic is very busy
19. When should hepatitis B immunisation be given to a victim of sexual assault?
    • Immediately while waiting for the antibody test result
    • When the result of the hepatitis B antibody test is received
    • A week after the assault when any vaginal tears have healed
    • Hepatitis B immunisation is not needed as most women already have antibodies to hepatitis B
20. When should a sexual assault victim come back for follow-up care?
    • Every day for a week
    • At 3 days, 6 weeks and 3 months
    • Only if she feels she needs further help
    • Follow-up visits are not encouraged as further visits to the same clinic will only make the emotional trauma worse