Contemporary Issues in Sexuality Exam Practice Tests
Course Introduction
This course explores the multifaceted and evolving landscape of human sexuality in the modern world, addressing social, cultural, psychological, legal, and ethical dimensions. Through an examination of topics such as sexual diversity, gender identity, sexual health, media representations, consent, sex education, and the impact of technology on intimacy, students will engage critically with current debates and research. The course fosters an understanding of sexuality as a significant aspect of human experience influenced by intersecting factors such as age, race, culture, and policy, aiming to promote inclusive perspectives and informed dialogue.
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Understanding Human Sexuality 7th Canadian by Janet Hyde
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Chapter 1: Sexuality in Perspective
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Q1) Whereas ________ societies tend to permit premarital sex,________ societies tend to prohibit premarital sex.
A)Mediterranean;African B)Mediterranean;Eurasian
C)Eurasian;African D)Eurasian;Mediterranean
Answer: D
Q2) At least until about 100 years ago,most information that people used in interpreting sex and sexuality came from religion (and rumour).
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q3) Which of the following is FALSE when comparing Canadians and Americans?
A)Canadians have lower rates of adolescent pregnancy.
B)Canadians have lower rates of sexually transmitted infections.
C)Canadians have lower rates of breast-feeding
D)Canadians have higher rates of approval of premarital sex
Answer: C
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Chapter 2: Theoretical Perspectives on Sexuality
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Q1) Some theorists suggest we may look at a partner's physique and complexion to estimate their
A)social status
B)sexual experience
C)genetic structure
D)reproductive potential
Answer: D
Q2) Toni has high expectations for having consistently great sex in her relationships.Although she enjoys having sex with Brett,Toni would like to have more regular,more varied,and longer sexual encounters.Toni has been feeling less sexually attractive because of her perceived limited sex life with Brett.Brett is very happy with the sex that they have.How would Byers and her colleagues expect Toni to rate her level of sexual satisfaction?
A)Very high
B)Very low
C)Non-existent
D)Not great
Answer: D
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Chapter 3: Sex Research
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Q1) The term correlation is the percentage of people giving a particular response.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q2) Which among the following is an example of enlargement in sex research?
A)A 44-year-old man who claims he has never had an extramarital affair.
B)A 27-year-old woman who claims to have had 4 sexual partners in the last year.
C)A 30-year-old woman who claims that she always experiences multiple orgasms during sex.
D)A 16-year-old female student who claims that she is rarely attracted to her male classmates.
Answer: C
Q3) Which of the following statements about qualitative research is true?
A)Qualitative research requires a carefully obtained probability sample.
B)Qualitative and quantitative methods can be used together.
C)Qualitative research requires the use of very large samples.
D)Qualitative methods focus on testing hypotheses and are rarely involved in generating hypotheses.
Answer: B
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Chapter 4: Sexual Anatomy
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Q1) Which cancer is the most common form of cancer in men between the ages of 29 and 35.
A)Penis
B)Testes
C)Prostate
D)Anus
Q2) Which of the following describes sperm?
A)Sperm are manufactured in the interstitial cells.
B)Sperm can survive unharmed in extreme temperatures.
C)Sperm can be injured due to extremities in temperature.
D)Sperm are manufactured by the Bartholin glands.
Q3) Which term describes the dark area of skin surrounding the nipple on the breast?
A)fimbriae
B)follicle
C)areola
D)oviduct
Q4) Briefly describe the different types of female genital cutting (FGC).
Q5) Describe the structure and function of the prostate gland.
Q6) What is the cremasteric reflex? What is its function?
Q7) How are the uterus,the fallopian tubes,and the ovaries related?
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Chapter 5: Sex Hormones, Sexual Differentiation, and Menstruation
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Q1) What unfolds in luteal phase?
A)The follicle turns into a glandular mass of cells called the corpus luteum.
B)The endometrium breaks down and is discharged through the cervix.
C)The degeneration of the corpus luteum is accompanied by a rise in progesterone.
D)The luteinizing hormone is no longer secreted.
Q2) Describe the role of the Müllerian ducts and the Wolffian ducts in the female and the male,respectively.
Q3) Research on athletic performance during the menstrual cycle generally shows no fluctuations.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Which phase of the menstrual cycle is characterized by a sharp decline of both estrogen and progesterone and a shedding of the inner lining of the uterus?
A)Follicular phase
B)Ovulation phase
C)Luteal phase
D)Menstruation phase
Q5) Do women's moods change over the menstrual cycle? Explain your choice of answer.
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Chapter 6: Conception, Pregnancy, and Childbirth
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Q1) The condition in which a woman believes herself to be pregnant and shows signs of pregnancy without actually being so is known as _____.
A)preeclampsia
B)ectopic pregnancy
C)eclampsia
D)pseudocyesis
Q2) The term _____ refers to an individual who has an absolute biological factor preventing conception.
A)eclampsia
B)sterile
C)celibacy
D)preeclampsia
Q3) Which of the following is TRUE of postpartum psychiatric disorders?
A)Postpartum blues are characterized by frequent and prolonged delusions.
B)Postpartum psychosis is the least severe of the postpartum psychiatric disorders.
C)Postpartum depression is more severe than postpartum psychosis.
D)Postpartum psychosis is the rarest of the postpartum psychiatric disorders.
Q4) Briefly describe the three types of postpartum psychiatric disorders.
Q5) What do we know about the causes of infertility?
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Chapter 7: Contraception and Abortion
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Q1) Discuss male contraception options.What is the most effective contraceptive for males? What are the most recent innovations?
Q2) According to a 2011 study,which country had the largest percentage of pregnancies ending in abortion?
A)Bulgaria
B)Canada
C)Spain
D)United States
Q3) Compare the ways estrogen and progestin provide their contraceptive effects.
Q4) As a form of contraception,the BBT (basal body temperature)method has a major disadvantage in that
A)it determines "safe" days only before ovulation.
B)it determines "safe" days only after ovulation.
C)it requires close,continued inspection of the cervical mucus.
D)keeping track of both vaginal temperature and general body temperature complicates sex a great deal.
Q5) Theoretically,contraception could be provided by a vaccination.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 8: Sexually Transmitted Infections
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Q1) The psychological consequences of herpes are ________ for people who have ____ herpes compared to those with _____ herpes.
A)equal;genital;oral
B)lesser;genital;oral
C)greater;oral;genital
D)greater;genital;oral
Q2) What is the treatment of choice for gonorrhea?
A)Tetracycline.
B)A large dose of erythromycin.
C)Penicillin.
D)Ciprofloxacin.
Q3) In 2014,what percentage of new HIV infections in Canada were in Indigenous people even though Indigenous peoples make up less than 3.8 percent of the population.
A)6 percent
B)16 percent
C)26 percent
D)36 percent
Q4) How do you catch genital warts and what is the treatment?
Q5) Describe the development of syphilis from infection through its latest stage.
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Chapter 9: Sexual Arousal
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Q1) The study of Canadian university students mentioned in your text found that _____ percent of men and _____ percent of women have masturbated at least once.
A)90;90
B)75;50
C)92;72
D)100;30
Q2) Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of four positions of sexual intercourse.
Q3) What is myotonia?
A)dilation of blood vessels
B)increased blood flow
C)muscle contractions
D)thickening of tissue
Q4) Research on brain control of the sexual response has focused primarily on the A)frontal lobe
B)limbic system
C)reticular activating system
D)cerebellum
Q5) Briefly define the three phases of Masters and Johnson's sexual response cycle.
Q6) Discuss the criticisms of the Masters and Johnson's sexual response cycle.
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Chapter 10: Sexuality and the Life Cycle: Childhood and Adolescence
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Q1) Some mixed-sex play typically begins by what age?
A)6 months
B)1 year
C)2 years
D)5 years
Q2) At what age do children know what gender they are?
A)2 months
B)6-8 months
C)1 year
D)2½-3 years
Q3) A real increase in sexual interest begins around puberty and continues throughout adolescence.A significant reason for this surge of sexual interest is due to A)the testosterone level of both boys and girls.
B)the testosterone level of boys.
C)the amount of time spent watching TV and in particular,MTV.
D)the presence of fathers in the home for girls,but not boys.
Q4) There is nothing we can do to stop sexualization of our children.
A)True
B)False
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Q5) Briefly discuss two barriers teens have to using condoms.Suggest two remedies.
Chapter 11: Sexuality and the Life Cycle: Adulthood
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Q1) In what type of marriage do spouses agree in advance that extramarital relationships are acceptable?
A)a consensual marriage
B)an ambiguous marriage
C)an open marriage
D)a clandestine marriage
Q2) Describe the results of rate of the 2016 Census as it relates to common-law relationships in Canada
Q3) Which of the following is NOT TRUE concerning elderly men?
A)Testes become somewhat smaller.
B)The refractory period lengthens.
C)Sperm production stops.
D)Testosterone production decreases.
Q4) Osteoporosis is caused by a
A)decline in estrogen levels.
B)decline in progesterone levels.
C)high level of prostaglandins.
D)low level of prostaglandins.
Q5) Describe the sex life of the divorced.
Q6) Describe the sex life of the widowed.
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Chapter 12: Attraction, Love, and Communication
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Q1) According to Bartholomew and Horowitz's (1991)attachment theory of love,______ lovers are people who feel that they are unlovable but view others as worthy of being loved.
A)secure
B)preoccupied
C)dismissing
D)fearful
Q2) Compare the sayings,"birds of a feather flock together" and "opposites attract" in terms of the evidence in favour of each.
Q3) When Sandy tries to tell Mel about a problem,Mel turns away and starts watching television.What Mel did is called
A)contempt
B)assertive behaviour
C)withdrawal
D)defensiveness
Q4) People who meet through online dating sites are very likely to marry their online dating partner.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 13: Gender and Sexuality
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Q1) Traditionally in English-speaking Caribbean communities in Canada,the man was expected to _________ and then woman was expected to __________
A)care for children;be the provider
B)care for the household;care for the children
C)be the provider;care for children and work outside the home
D)to place importance to his personal achievement;place importance on her personal achievement
Q2) A contributing reason many women do not experience orgasm on a regular basis in marital coitus is due to their lack of a history of sexual behaviour,such as masturbation.
A)True
B)False
Q3) In studies of sexuality,the largest difference in sexual behaviour between men and women exists in relationship to incidence of ___________,especially when the factor of age is considered.
A)sexual intercourse
B)oral-genital contact
C)anal intercourse
D)masturbation
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Chapter 14: Sexual Orientation and Identity: Gay, Lesbian,
Straight, or Asexual
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Q1) Police do not always identify assaults against LGB people as motivated by hate. A)True B)False
Q2) Discuss how homosexuality is conceptualized in terms of a continuum and a two-dimensional scheme.Which one do you think is best and why?
Q3) Reiss suggests that homosexuality is most likely to develop in cultures in which A)females compete with males for authority. B)males are dominant and gender roles are rigid.
C)gender roles are too flexible. D)gender roles are not well defined.
Q4) Describe the outcome from the B.C.Court of Appeal 2005 ruling regarding schools disciplining students who offend LGBT students. It ruled that it is not enough for schools to discipline the offending students.Schools must provide preventive anti-homophobic education to prevent this kind of harassment.In addition,gay-straight alliances (GSAs)can work to combat heterosexism and antigay prejudice in organizations.
Q5) Answer as best you can the question,"How many people are gay,lesbian,bi or straight?"
Q6) Discuss the "problems" of gay and lesbian relationships.
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Chapter 15: Variations in Sexual Behaviour
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Q1) When did the Ontario Court of Appeal rule that women had the right to go topless as long as it was not for the purposes of commercial gain or sexual purposes?
A)1969
B)1973
C)1996
D)2000
Q2) What percent of university women have been victimized by exhibitionists?
A)one-third
B)one-half
C)three-quarters
D)almost all
Q3) Which term describes the action of having sex with a corpse?
A)tribadism
B)saliromania
C)tricyclia
D)necrophilia
Q4) Discuss the components of sadomasochism-pain,bondage and discipline,dominance and submission,and the suggested causes.
Q5) What is asphyxiophilia? How much do we know about this paraphilia?
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Chapter 16: Sexual Coercion
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Q1) According to the findings of the Ethnocultural Communities Facing AIDS study reported by the authors of your text,in the English-speaking Caribbean communities in Canada,people who ________ were more likely to report that they had experienced sexual coercion.
A)were younger
B)were older
C)had been in Canada for a longer period of time
D)had been in Canada for a shorter period of time
Q2) Ruben is a grade school teacher.He is selecting a sexual assault program to deliver to his classes.Ruben wants to be sure that the program he gives has the best chance of impacting the children.Which of the following is NOT part of his program?
A)Booster sessions later on,and for older-aged children.
B)Parental component.
C)Role play.
D)Problem solving classes
Q3) Is the impact of sexual assault likely to be similar for males and females? Discuss any similarities or differences.
Q4) Is coercive sexual behaviour a concern in the client-psychotherapist relationship?
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Chapter 17: Sex for Sale
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Q1) These sex workers (women)work in regular shifts.They provide sexual gratification on an hourly basis,servicing clients who come to the apartment with the costs in major cities running about $150-$200 an hour.We are talking about women working through A)call-girl services
B)in-call services
C)out-call services
D)escort services
Q2) Under the Criminal Code of Canada,child pornography is defined as a child engaged in sexual activity or showing his/her genitals.By law,child is defined as
A)under 18
B)under 16
C)under 14
D)under 12
Q3) Briefly describe the typical customer of pornography.
Q4) At the lowest end of the status hierarchy among sex workers is the streetwalker. A)True
B)False
Q5) Define and describe at least three major types of electronic pornography.
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Chapter 18: Sexual Disorders and Sex Therapy
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Q1) There is some debate about whether ________ is a disorder at all and a corresponding doubt about whether it requires therapy.
A)situational rapid ejaculation
B)situational female orgasmic disorder
C)inhibited male orgasm
D)hyperactive sexual desire
Q2) This approach rests on the assumption that there is a reciprocal relationship between interpersonal conflict and sex problems
A)behavioural therapy
B)desensitization
C)cognitive restructuring
D)couple therapy
Q3) Factors that contribute to the development of a sexual disorder (e.g.sexual assault)are classified under the category of _________ factors.
A)immediate
B)situational
C)predisposing
D)psychodynamic
Q4) Discuss how cognitive interference can cause a sexual dysfunction.
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Chapter 19: Sexuality Education
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Q1) When parents are asked whether or not they favour sex education in the schools,
A)most are opposed.
B)about one-half are in favour and one-half are opposed.
C)most are in favour.
D)the Prairie provinces are opposed.
Q2) In Canada,the development and implementation of abstinence-only sexuality education programs in schools was supported by
A)the federal government.
B)the provincial government.
C)the federal and provincial governments.
D)some school boards.
Q3) Approximately how many Canadian B.Ed. programs include sexuality as part of a required course?
A) 16 percent
B) 36 percent
C) 56 percent
D) 76 percent
Q4) Discuss Social Inoculation Theory.
Q5) Discuss the "ideal" sex curriculum from the student point of view.
Q6) Compare the effectiveness of the different types of sex education.
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Chapter 20: Ethics, Religion, and Sexuality
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Q1) Which Christian writer and authority advocated celibacy for all serious Christians?
A)St.Thomas Aquinas
B)St.Paul
C)Jesus
D)St.Augustine
Q2) Discuss in some detail the role of sex for the people of the Old Testament.How was sexuality integrated into their society?
Q3) Of the following religious groups,which is the most accepting of homosexuals and homosexual behaviours?
A)Roman Catholics
B)Anglicans
C)Quakers
D)Baptists
Q4) In the Old Testament,sexual intercourse is often referred to as A)coupling.
B)making the beast with two backs.
C)relating.
D)having knowledge of someone.
Q5) Briefly discuss the role of sex in Hinduism.
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