Multiple Choice Questions:

1. A theory is considered to be ________ if it has a fewer number of well-defined concepts.

A. parsimonious

B. logical

C. broader in scope

D. none of these

2. The statement below the BEST defines theory as it is used in the social sciences is:

A. An idea or hunch about human behavior

B. A realistic statement about why people engage in criminal behavior

C. A statement about the relationship between two or more social phenomena

D. A belief system composed of several underlying opinions about human behavior

3. ____________and__________ state that crime requires the convergence in time and space of a motivated offender, suitable target, and the absence of a

A. Guerry and Quetelet

B. Cohen and Felson

C. Shaw and McKay

D. Merton and Cloward

4. In 1876, ________ wrote “The Criminal Man,”

A. Beccaria

B. Lombroso

C. Goring

D. Goddard