Cesare Beccaria and the Age of Enlightenment Quiz
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Which European intellectual movement of the 17th and 18th centuries synthesized ideas concerning God, reason, nature, and humanity into a worldview?

  • The Protestant Reformation
  • The Industrial Revolution
  • The Renaissance
  • The Age of Enlightenment (correct)
  • Who is considered the father of modern criminal law and the father of criminal justice?

  • Cesare Beccaria (correct)
  • Adam Smith
  • Charles Montesquieu
  • Emile Durkheim
  • In which year did Cesare Beccaria's treatise 'On Crimes and Punishments' condemn torture and the death penalty?

  • 1756
  • 1764 (correct)
  • 1772
  • 1780
  • Who first introduced the concept of Anomie Theory in 1893?

    <p>Emile Durkheim</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does Actus Reus refer to in criminal law?

    <p>The voluntary act taken to commit a crime</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main focus of Affirmative Action?

    <p>Increasing workplace and educational opportunities for underrepresented groups</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which sociologist is most known for his theories regarding functionalism, division of labor, solidarity, and anomie?

    <p>Emile Durkheim</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main function of the Notwithstanding Clause in Canada?

    <p>To override certain portions of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms for limited periods</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What type of evidence relies on an inference to connect it to a conclusion of fact?

    <p>Circumstantial evidence</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the decision of the Supreme Court of Canada in R v. Morgentaler related to?

    <p>Constitutionality of abortion provision in the Criminal Code</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is Cesare Beccaria widely considered in the field of criminology?

    <p>One of the greatest thinkers of the Age of Enlightenment</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which concept first emerged with the French sociologist Emile Durkheim in 1893?

    <p>Anomie Theory</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main focus of Consensus Theory?

    <p>Establishing generally accepted cultural norms in societies</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does Actus Reus refer to in criminal law?

    <p>The voluntary act in which someone takes to commit a crime</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the Anomie Theory associated with?

    <p>Instigating problems such as suicide due to the lack of normal ethical or social standards</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main purpose of the Notwithstanding Clause in Canada?

    <p>To give parliaments the power to override certain portions of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms for a limited period</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following best describes the concept of Exigent Circumstances?

    <p>It is an emergency situation requiring swift action to prevent imminent danger to life or serious damage to property</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the Supreme Court of Canada decision in R v. Morgentaler related to?

    <p>Abortion provision in the Criminal Code</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main focus of Affirmative Action?

    <p>To increase workplace and educational opportunities for underrepresented demographics</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which sociologist is best known for his theories regarding functionalism, division of labor, solidarity, and anomie?

    <p>Emile Durkheim</p> Signup and view all the answers

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