Women's and Gender Studies Test Bank
Course Introduction
Women's and Gender Studies is an interdisciplinary course that explores the diverse experiences, histories, and contributions of women and gender minorities across cultures and time periods. Through critical analysis of social, cultural, political, and economic structures, students examine how gender intersects with race, class, sexuality, and other identities to shape individual and collective experiences. The course fosters an understanding of feminist theories, activism, and the impact of gender-based inequalities, empowering students to critically engage with and challenge societal norms related to gender and sexuality.
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Human Sexuality Diversity in Contemporary America9th Edition by William Yarber
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Chapter 1: Perspectives on Human Sexuality
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Q1) What does information about the ancient Grecians and the Sambians suggest about sexual orientation?
A)Exposure to,or participation in,same-sex sexual behavior at a young age determines a person's sexual orientation for life.
B)One's attractions are biologically based.
C)Culture can give same-sex sexual behavior very different social and personal significance.
D)Some cultures encourage the development of transsexuals.
Answer: C
Q2) Masturbatory asphyxia is mutilating oneself to increase sexual arousal.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q3) Describe the way men and women are portrayed in music videos.
Answer: In music videos,women are routinely objectified and degraded.They are stripped of power and individualism and the focus is strictly on their sexuality.Men are shown as sexual and powerful.
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Chapter 2: Studying Human Sexuality
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Q1) According to the Times article,The Sunday Times in London asserted,incorrectly,that,
A)Dr.Roselli found evidence to prove that sexual orientation is genetic.
B)sexual orientation is the result of rejection from the mother.
C)Dr.Roselli found a way to cure homosexual rams with hormone treatment.
D)homosexuality was caused by a defective gene.
Answer: C
Q2) Define and give an example of an ethnocentric fallacy.
Answer: The ethnocentric fallacy refers to the belief that one's ethnic group,nation,or culture is superior to that of others.For example,African Americans may view Whites as "too uptight" sexually,whereas Whites may view African Americans as "too loose" sexually.
Q3) What was Richard von Krafft-Ebing's most significant contribution to our understanding of human sexuality?
Answer: Krafft-Ebing's Psychopathia Sexualis documented a wide range of sexual behaviors that had never been described before.The "darker sides" of sexual behavior became available for study.
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Chapter 3: Female Sexual Anatomy, Physiology, and Response
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Q1) Hormones that act directly on the gonads are called A)pheromones.
B)allomones.
C)gonadotropins.
D)lipotropins.
Answer: C
Q2) Which of the following is part of the vulva?
A)the ovaries
B)the clitoris
C)the cervix
D)the fallopian tubes
Answer: B
Q3) Which of the following is NOT an unanswered question concerning female anatomy?
A)the function of the G-spot
B)the role of orgasm
C)the function of the clitoris
D)the placement of many nerves in the pelvic cavity
Answer: C
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Chapter 4: Male Sexual Anatomy, Physiology, and Response
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Q1) The homologous organ to the corpus spongiosum is the A)glans clitoris.
B)labia minora.
C)hymen.
D)ovary.
Q2) All of the following are male reproductive hormones EXCEPT A)gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH).
B)testosterone.
C)follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH).
D)prolactin.
Q3) What is the evidence that males may undergo mood and behavior fluctuations similar to females?
Q4) An erection response cannot be consciously willed because it is controlled by the parasympathetic nervous system.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Gynecomastia refers to an abnormal swelling of the scrotal sac.
A)True
B)False
Q6) Compare the male breast to the female breast. Page 6
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Chapter 5: Gender and Gender Roles
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Q1) According to the American Psychiatric Association,when a person is intensely uncomfortable and distressed with his or her biological gender and strongly identifies with,and wants to be,the other gender,that person may be said to have A)monorchism.
B)gender dysphoria.
C)hypospadias.
D)5-alpha reductase deficiency.
Q2) In the United States,it is rare that a person's gender identity and gender role are congruent with their anatomical sex.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Until the age of 3,most children identify the gender of others based on A)genitals.
B)nonanatomical signs.
C)facial features and musculature.
D)behavior.
Q4) What is gender dysphoria?
Q5) What are the key concepts of cognitive social learning theory?
Q6) What is androgyny?
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Chapter 6: Sexuality in Childhood and Adolescence
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Q1) Virtually all health professionals consider masturbation a(n)
A)common childhood behavior.
B)abnormal behavior.
C)harmful behavior.
D)unhealthy sexual behavior.
Q2) According to Borneman,infants' single erogenous zone is the mouth.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Which of the following is the current average age for first intercourse among teens?
A)13
B)14
C)17
D)20
Q4) Why is an accepting attitude toward childhood masturbation important for healthy psychosexual development?
Q5) Discuss some of the factors that might explain why birth rates for African American teens are higher than for Whites.
Q6) How do boys and girls differ with respect to the time at which they begin puberty?
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Chapter 7: Sexuality in Adulthood
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Q1) The dramatic increase in the number of unmarried adults has occurred largely as a result of
A)high costs involved in marriages.
B)the greater availability of birth control measures.
C)men and women marrying later.
D)a decline in morality in society as a whole.
Q2) Diana has reached menopause.Her age is most likely to be around A)12 years.
B)51 years.
C)29 years.
D)37 years.
Q3) Which of the following statements about bisexual identity formation is FALSE?
A)Those people who identify as bisexual have partners of both sexes.
B)Bisexual individuals are often stigmatized by both heterosexual and homosexual people.
C)Most self-identified bisexuals alternate sexual contacts with men one week and women the next.
D)The process of bisexual identity formation requires the rejection of the two recognized categories of sexual orientation.
Q4) Why has cohabitation become increasingly accepted in American society?
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Chapter 8: Love and Communication in Intimate Relationships
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Q1) Which of the following types of couples has sex LEAST often?
A)gay couples
B)hermaphrodite couples
C)heterosexual couples
D)lesbian couples
Q2) Before beginning a sexual relationship,it would be wise for a woman to assess her partner's
A)social status.
B)white blood count.
C)power issues.
D)sexual history.
Q3) List the three types of attachment.
Q4) Habib tells Sarah that he has been worrying about their communication.Throughout this process,Sarah asks him questions so she can clearly understand what he means.In this scenario,Sarah demonstrates the act of
A)feedback.
B)self-centeredness.
C)agape communication.
D)self-disclosure.
Q5) What is communication?
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Chapter 9: Sexual Expression
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Q1) Culture sets the general contours of our sexual scripts and provides a framework
A)for what is acceptable and unacceptable behavior.
B)for compartmentalizing our physiological reactions.
C)that is the same for everyone.
D)that is unambiguous.
Q2) The more educated one becomes,the more frequently one engages in masturbation.
A)True
B)False
Q3) The difference in sexes in their desire for sexual variety varies across cultures.
A)True
B)False
Q4) A disadvantage of the missionary position is that it
A)limits a woman's control of the angle,rate,and depth of penetration.
B)focuses on manual stimulation of a woman's clitoris by a man.
C)makes ejaculation difficult for a man because of his position.
D)reduces the sense of psychological intimacy.
Q5) Women who masturbate are more likely to be orgasmic than those who don't.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 10: Variations in Sexual Behavior
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Q1) People with which of the following paraphilias are sometimes called "peeping Toms"?
A)exhibitionism
B)frotteurism
C)sexual masochism
D)voyeurism
Q2) Which of the following phrases best defines sexual variations?
A)sexual expression that is illegal
B)sexual activity that solely involves force or coercion
C)sexual behavior that is not statistically typical
D)sexual behaviors that are not socially approved
Q3) Renaldo is arrested for the abduction and murder of a heterosexual male.He describes having felt "alive" and "turned on" when he cut off the victim's penis.Which of the following might be one of his psychiatric diagnoses?
A)sexual masochism
B)sexual sadism
C)voyeurism
D)frotteurism
Q4) What is the general difference between sexual variations and paraphilic behavior?
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Chapter 11: Contraception and Abortion
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Q1) All of the following are true of female sterilization EXCEPT
A)sexual enjoyment is not diminished.
B)it hastens the onset of menopause.
C)the eggs are reabsorbed by the body.
D)eggs continue to be released every month.
Q2) Once a woman stops taking the pill,her menstrual cycle will usually resume
A)in about a year.
B)within two months.
C)within two days after taking the last pill.
D)in six to eight months.
Q3) The contraceptive patch contains synthetic estrogen and progestin.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Which of the following is NOT a positive outcome resulting from oral contraceptive use?
A)The pill offers some protection against osteoporosis.
B)The pill prevents the development of age spots on the skin.
C)The pill offers some protection against endometrial cancer.
D)The pill offers a decreased risk of benign breast disease.
Q5) What do all of the barrier methods have in common?
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Chapter 12: Conception, Pregnancy, and Childbirth
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Q1) Sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS)is the leading cause of infant death in the United States.
A)True
B)False
Q2) After ovulation,an oocyte remains viable in the female body for A)72 hours.
B)30-48 hours.
C)12-24 hours.
D)6-10 hours.
Q3) Gestation refers to A)intercourse.
B)ovulation.
C)menstruation.
D)pregnancy.
Q4) What are the principle causes of infertility in women and men?
Q5) Home pregnancy tests show if _____ is present.
A)human chorionic gonadotropin (HCG)
B)oxytocin
C)alpha-fetoprotein (AFP)
D)progestin
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Chapter 13: The Sexual Body in Health and Illness
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Q1) The surgical removal of the uterus and ligaments in order to treat some cancers or severe gynecological problems is called a A)lumpectomy.
B)partial mastectomy.
C)radical hysterectomy.
D)radical mastectomy.
Q2) Which of these is NOT a sex-related problem for women with diabetes?
A)infertility
B)decreased sexual interest and desire
C)vaginal dryness
D)yeast infections
Q3) Which of the following does NOT describe lesbian women's experiences with health care?
A)They do not have a usual place to go for medical care.
B)They encounter hostility if their sexual orientation is disclosed.
C)They are more likely to seek out health care than heterosexual women.
D)They are often not treated with the respect or cultural competence.
Q4) Surgical removal of a lump from the breast is known as a lumpectomy.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 14: Sexual Function Difficulties, Dissastisfaction, Enhancement,
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Q1) The Australian Study of Health and Relationships found that almost all heterosexual men (95 percent)experienced orgasm in encounters that included vaginal intercourse.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Daniel is a 30-year old heterosexual man who is uninterested in sex.When he meets a woman who expresses interest in him,he does not pursue the relationship.He is not anxious about sexual situations,merely disinterested.What would you diagnose Daniel as having?
A)sexual aversion disorder
B)erectile dysfunction
C)anorgasmia
D)male hypoactive sexual desire disorder
Q3) All of the following have been found to cause erectile disorder among men EXCEPT A)diabetes mellitus.
B)heart disease.
C)alcoholism.
D)arthritis.
Q4) What are some of the physical causes of sexual function difficulties and dissatisfaction in men?
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Chapter 15: Sexually Transmitted Infections
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Q1) Which of the following is true about genital herpes?
A)Genital HSV-1 outbreaks recur less regularly than genital HSV-2 outbreaks.
B)More men than women have genital HSV-2 infection.
C)People diagnosed with genital herpes have severe signs or symptoms from HSV-1 and HSV-2 infections.
D)A person with herpes is not contagious if there are no visible sores present.
Q2) What is the difference between the incidence and prevalence of STIs?
Q3) Niesseria gonorrhea,the bacterium that causes gonorrhea,thrives in an environment that is
A)poorly supplied with blood.
B)warm and moist.
C)acidiC.
D)exposed to sunlight.
Q4) Most women have had vaginitis at least once in their lives.
A)True
B)False
Q5) What is the significance of the Tuskegee study?
Q6) Identify the behaviors that reduce the likelihood of contracting sexually transmitted diseases.
Q7) Describe the health problems associated with chlamydia.
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Chapter 16: Hiv and Aids
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Q1) What is a common type of cancer NOT associated with AIDS?
A)cancer of the blood vessels
B)colorectal cancer
C)cancer of the lymphatic system
D)cervical cancer
Q2) After repeated sexual contacts with random individuals over a period of time,Skye believes that he has contracted HIV.He does not want to visit a clinic for the test for the fear of being exposed.He also has a fear of needles and avoids getting any kind of blood test that may involve pricking to collect blood samples.In this case,which of the following methods of testing works best for Skye?
A)Home Access HIV-1 Test System
B)OraQuick In-Home HIV Test
C)antibody screening test
D)qualitative hCG Blood Test
Q3) Through which of the following body fluids is AIDS transmissible?
A)sweat
B)tears
C)semen
D)All of these.
Q4) What is a retrovirus?
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Chapter 17: Sexual Coercion
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Q1) Which of the following illustrates statutory rape?
A)15-year-old Maya who has sexual contact with her older relative upon consent
B)Kyra who is raped by a group of unknown men on her way back from work
C)35-yeard-old Priya who has sexual contact with her colleague at her workplace
D)Laila who is raped by her friend on their second date at her place
Q2) An irrational or phobic fear of gay men and lesbians is known as A)heterophobiA.
B)heterosexism.
C)homophobia.
D)sexual aggression.
Q3) Pedophilic disorder is motivated by an adult's A)desire for power over a child.
B)sexual attraction to a child.
C)overt affection for a child.
D)sadistic tendencies toward children.
Q4) One problem that creates confusion over consent is that A)our sexual scripts assume "yes" unless a "no" is directly stated.
B)most women say "yes" when they mean "no."
C)men notoriously ignore things women say.
D)women make their boundaries very clear,but men do not.
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Chapter 18: Sexually Explicit Materials, Prostitution, and Sex
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Q1) The 5-4 ruling of United States v.Edith Windsor made the federal government to legally derecognize married gay men and lesbian women.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Which of the following is a behavior typically considered to be sodomy?
A)anal sex
B)penile-vaginal intercourse
C)exhibitionism
D)voyeurism
Q3) Child pornography is within the zone of protected free speech.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Male customers of female prostitutes are called A)gigolos.
B)pimps.
C)johns.
D)none of these.
Q5) What does the term obscenity mean?
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Q6) What are the characteristics of children who are involved in child pornography?
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