Items:

1. The rape of a male by another male is just as devastating to the victim as the rape of a woman by a man.
2. Rape is the most humiliating of all criminal acts.
3. I would rather be killed than be raped.
4. Women who have been raped will eventually forget about it and carry on with their lives.*
5. Women would be better off becoming lesbians than deal with the threat of rape from dates or spouses.
6. The rape victim is often to blame for the rape.*
7. Laws are too lax on rapists.
8. Some women are rape-prone.*
9. Rapists are out to do violence to women.
10. Legalized prostitution could prevent many rapes.*
11. University professors who give A's to young women in their classes in exchange for sex are essentially raping the woman and should suffer the consequences just like any other rapist.
12. Most rapists are married or have some other sexual outlet.
13. Feminists are responsible for showing us the extent and harm of rape.
14. Date rape, plain and simple, is forcible rape.
15. Rapists are mainly interested in humiliating their victims.

Response Options:
5-point Likert scale
Strongly disagree - 1
Strongly agree - 5

* Items are reverse scored