Human !|Sexuality: !|A !|Contemporary !|Introduction !|by !|Caroline !|F.
!|Pukall
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Contemporary Introduction by
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Caroline F. Pukall
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, Human !|Sexuality: !|A !|Contemporary !|Introduction !|by !|Caroline !|F.
!|Pukall
Multiple !|Choice !|Questions
1. Though ! | sexuality ! | in ! | general ! | may ! | be ! | difficult ! | for ! | some
!| people ! | to ! | talk !|about, !|why !|is !|it !|almost !|impossible !|to !|ignore?
a) Because !|the !|internet !|is !|full !|of !|porn.
b) Because !|it !|is !|far !|too !|commonly !|found !|in !|the !|public !|school !|curricula.
c) Because !|people !|are !|always !|trying !|to !|force !|you !|to !|talk !|about !|sex.
d) Because !|there !|are !|many !|social !|and !|cultural !|messages !|out !|there
!| about !|sexuality, !|including !|very !|subtle !|ones.
2. Maria !|believes !|that !|people !|should !|only !|have !|sex !|inside !|committed
!| relationships, !| and !| that !| anyone !| who !| has !| sex !| outside !| of !| these
!| relationships !|is !| a !| slut !| or !| a ! | whore. !| Maria’s !| beliefs !| about !| what
!| is ! | good ! | and ! | bad ! | are ! | a
.
a) social !|construction, !|likely !|formed !|by !|media
b) social !|refusing, !|likely !|informed !|by !|peer !|groups
c) social !|exclusion, !|likely !|informed !|by !|religious !|beliefs
d) social ! | confusion, ! | likely ! | informed ! | by ! | uneducated ! | caregivers
3. What !|role !|do !|media !|play !|in !|shaping !|our !|beliefs !|about !|sexuality?
a) It !|dictates !|societal !|norms, !|including !|norms !|about !|sexuality.
b) It conveys the importance of openness and honesty in non-
monogamous !|relationships.
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c) It !|provides !|a !|balanced !|and !|objective !|perspective !|on !|sexual !|norms.
d) It ! | illustrates ! | the ! | wide ! | diversity ! | of ! | sexual ! | scripts ! | available
!| for ! | people !|today.
4. During !|the !|Victorian !|era, !|media !|often !|conveyed !|messages !|about
!| sexuality !|in !|subtle, !|hidden !|ways, !|such !|as !|advertising !|vibrators !|for
!| medical !|reasons. !|This !|was !|primarily !|driven !|by !| .
a) poor !|advertising !|strategies
b) high ! | consumer ! | compliance
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c) religious
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d) lack !|of !|interest !|in !|sex
5. Lady !|Mary !|went !|to !|see !|a !|physician !|in !|the !|1890s !|because !|she !|was
!| distressed. !|The !|physician !|treated !|her !|with !|a !|vibrator. !|What !|was !|the
!| likely !|diagnosis?
a) Depression
b) Marital !|infidelity
c) ADHD
d) Hysteria
6. Why ! | did ! | scholar ! | Thomas ! | Malthus ! | argue ! | that ! | sexually ! | explicit
!| material !|should !|be !|suppressed?
a) Children’s ! | schoolwork ! | could ! | be ! | negatively ! | affected ! | if
! | they ! | were !|thinking !|about !|sex.
b) Original !|sin !|by !|Adam !|and !|Eve !|had !|horrible !|consequences.
c) Sexually !|explicit !|material !|would !|lead !|to !|an !|increase !|in !|the
population !|that !|would !|overtax !|diminishing !|natural !|resources.
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d) The ! | only ! | sexual ! | thoughts ! | a ! | person ! | should ! | have ! | should ! | be
!| towards !|their !|partner !|in !|a !|Christian !|marriage.
7. In ! | which ! | decade ! | did ! | advertisers ! | first ! | begin ! | to ! | increase ! | the ! | use
!| of ! | sex ! | in !|their !|campaigns?
a) 1950s
b) 1930s
c) 1940s
d) 1920s
8. Why !|do !|advertisers !|use !|scantily !|clad !|women !|in !|advertising?
a) To !|exploit !|women’s !|insecurities !|about !|their !|appearances, !|leading
!| them !|to !|buy !|products !|so !|they !|can !|appear !|more !|like !|the !|“sexual
!| ideal”
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Test bank for Human Sexuality: A
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Contemporary Introduction by
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Caroline F. Pukall
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, Human !|Sexuality: !|A !|Contemporary !|Introduction !|by !|Caroline !|F.
!|Pukall
Multiple !|Choice !|Questions
1. Though ! | sexuality ! | in ! | general ! | may ! | be ! | difficult ! | for ! | some
!| people ! | to ! | talk !|about, !|why !|is !|it !|almost !|impossible !|to !|ignore?
a) Because !|the !|internet !|is !|full !|of !|porn.
b) Because !|it !|is !|far !|too !|commonly !|found !|in !|the !|public !|school !|curricula.
c) Because !|people !|are !|always !|trying !|to !|force !|you !|to !|talk !|about !|sex.
d) Because !|there !|are !|many !|social !|and !|cultural !|messages !|out !|there
!| about !|sexuality, !|including !|very !|subtle !|ones.
2. Maria !|believes !|that !|people !|should !|only !|have !|sex !|inside !|committed
!| relationships, !| and !| that !| anyone !| who !| has !| sex !| outside !| of !| these
!| relationships !|is !| a !| slut !| or !| a ! | whore. !| Maria’s !| beliefs !| about !| what
!| is ! | good ! | and ! | bad ! | are ! | a
.
a) social !|construction, !|likely !|formed !|by !|media
b) social !|refusing, !|likely !|informed !|by !|peer !|groups
c) social !|exclusion, !|likely !|informed !|by !|religious !|beliefs
d) social ! | confusion, ! | likely ! | informed ! | by ! | uneducated ! | caregivers
3. What !|role !|do !|media !|play !|in !|shaping !|our !|beliefs !|about !|sexuality?
a) It !|dictates !|societal !|norms, !|including !|norms !|about !|sexuality.
b) It conveys the importance of openness and honesty in non-
monogamous !|relationships.
!|
c) It !|provides !|a !|balanced !|and !|objective !|perspective !|on !|sexual !|norms.
d) It ! | illustrates ! | the ! | wide ! | diversity ! | of ! | sexual ! | scripts ! | available
!| for ! | people !|today.
4. During !|the !|Victorian !|era, !|media !|often !|conveyed !|messages !|about
!| sexuality !|in !|subtle, !|hidden !|ways, !|such !|as !|advertising !|vibrators !|for
!| medical !|reasons. !|This !|was !|primarily !|driven !|by !| .
a) poor !|advertising !|strategies
b) high ! | consumer ! | compliance
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c) religious
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, Human !|Sexuality: !|A !|Contemporary !|Introduction !|by !|Caroline !|F.
!|Pukall
d) lack !|of !|interest !|in !|sex
5. Lady !|Mary !|went !|to !|see !|a !|physician !|in !|the !|1890s !|because !|she !|was
!| distressed. !|The !|physician !|treated !|her !|with !|a !|vibrator. !|What !|was !|the
!| likely !|diagnosis?
a) Depression
b) Marital !|infidelity
c) ADHD
d) Hysteria
6. Why ! | did ! | scholar ! | Thomas ! | Malthus ! | argue ! | that ! | sexually ! | explicit
!| material !|should !|be !|suppressed?
a) Children’s ! | schoolwork ! | could ! | be ! | negatively ! | affected ! | if
! | they ! | were !|thinking !|about !|sex.
b) Original !|sin !|by !|Adam !|and !|Eve !|had !|horrible !|consequences.
c) Sexually !|explicit !|material !|would !|lead !|to !|an !|increase !|in !|the
population !|that !|would !|overtax !|diminishing !|natural !|resources.
!|
d) The ! | only ! | sexual ! | thoughts ! | a ! | person ! | should ! | have ! | should ! | be
!| towards !|their !|partner !|in !|a !|Christian !|marriage.
7. In ! | which ! | decade ! | did ! | advertisers ! | first ! | begin ! | to ! | increase ! | the ! | use
!| of ! | sex ! | in !|their !|campaigns?
a) 1950s
b) 1930s
c) 1940s
d) 1920s
8. Why !|do !|advertisers !|use !|scantily !|clad !|women !|in !|advertising?
a) To !|exploit !|women’s !|insecurities !|about !|their !|appearances, !|leading
!| them !|to !|buy !|products !|so !|they !|can !|appear !|more !|like !|the !|“sexual
!| ideal”
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