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Quiz:

1. T or F: Most sexual assaults are committed by strangers.
2. T or F: In a survey, almost one-fourth of college females said they had been the victim of a sexual assault, or attempted sexual assault, during their college years.
3. T or F: Many women claim they were raped to protest their reputations or to seek revenge on someone.
4. T or F: When a woman engages in other sexual acts, she implicitly demonstrates a desire to have intercourse.
5. T or F: Women often provoke sexual assault by their own behavior, wearing low-cut or tight clothing, going out alone, staying out late, getting drunk, flirting, etc.
6. T or F: Most acquaintance rapes on college campuses involve alcohol.
7. T or F: Having sex with someone who is under the influence of alcohol and/or drugs is considered sexual assault.
8. T or F: You can tell if a person wants to have sex with you by their behavior and body language.
9. T or F: Women say “no” to sex, but they really mean, “yes”; they just don’t want to appear “easy”.
10. T or F:��If she didn’t struggle or fight back, it was not sexual assault.

Myth/Fact Answers and Discussion:

1. �󲹱�����:�� 80% of sexual assaults are committed by someone the individual knows – a friend, acquaintance, partner or family member.
2. �հ��ܱ�:�� Based on college surveys across the county, 1 in 4 college women indicate having been the victim of a sexual assault, or attempted sexual assault during her college years.
3. False: ��The incidence of “false reporting” is estimated at 2%. Reporting a sexual assault is not easy, and most sexual assaults are not reported. The false report rate is no greater than the false report rate for any other felony.
4. �󲹱�����:�� Consent cannot be assumed, one must obtain consent for sex. Women engage in other sex acts (kissing, making out, etc.) because that is what she wants to do.�� It is dangerous to assume that any level of intimacy indicates a desire for sex.��
5. �󲹱�����:�� Victims cannot be held responsible for someone else’s behavior.�� The rapist is solely responsible for his/her own actions.�� You cannot blame the victim for the perpetrator’s behavior.�� Just as you cannot “blame” another driver on the road for being hit by a drunk driver, you cannot blame the victim of an assault for someone else’s actions.
6. �հ��ܱ�:�� 75% of acquaintance rapes on college campuses involve alcohol.�� Alcohol impairs judgment and makes it more difficult to make good decisions, wise choices, or avoid dangerous situations.�� Limiting alcohol intake enhances personal safety – for many reasons.
7. �հ��ܱ�:�� Legally (as defined by both the Illinois Criminal Code and GoveState’s Student Code of Conduct), an individual cannot consent to having sex if they are intoxicated.
8. �󲹱�����:�� Relying on body language or other cues is dangerous.�� To know if someone wants to have sex, you must ask and get consent.
9. �󲹱�����:�� “No” means “no”; one cannot assume that a woman is playing “hard to get”, that puts everyone in a very vulnerable position.
10. �󲹱�����:�� Submission is not consent; lack of a “no” does not mean “yes”.�� There are many reasons why it may not be “safe” or possible for women to physically resist or fight back.