Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)

1. Definitions of rape vary from state to state, but any present-day laws include similar provisions.
2. Today, every state has laws on the books that generally identify rape within the context of marriage as a criminal act.
3. Rape is one of the most feared crimes.
4. The Model Penal Code reduced the definition of rape to the act of intercourse
5. Most rapes and sexual assaults occur between people who do not know each other.


1. True
2. True
3. True
4. True
5. False

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