Chapter 1: Introducing Sex and Gender
Test Bank
Multiple Choice
1. Which of the following is an example of the pushback in recent years regarding sex
and gender equality?
A. Laverne Cox became the first openly transgender person to win an Emmy award.
B. The United Nations endorsed an initiative called “Planet 50-50 by 2030: Step It Up for
Gender Equality.”
C. The Me Too Movement went viral on Twitter.
D. A ban on transgender people serving openly in the military was reinstated.
Ans: D
Learning Objective: 1.3: Evaluate the meaning and relevance of feminisms, gender
movements, and systems of power, privilege, and inequality.
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: Sex and Gender
Difficulty Level: Easy
2. Rhoda Unger (1979) argued for using “sex” to refer to the ______ aspects of being
female or male while “gender” should be used when discussing the ______ aspects.
A. culturally constructed; biological
B. hormonal; culturally constructed
C. biological; culturally constructed
D. anatomical; hormonal
Ans: C
Learning Objective: 1.1: Explain central terminology in the study of sex and gender.
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: Sex and Gender
Difficulty Level: Easy
3. To address the ambiguity of biological and social causes of sex differences, Alice
Eagly (2013) suggests using “sex” to refer to ______ and “gender” to ______.
A. categories of people; the meanings given to different sex categories
B. culturally constructed differences; biological differences
C. biological categories; social meaning given to those categories
D. a chosen social identity; a category given to you at birth
Ans: A
Learning Objective: 1.1: Explain central terminology in the study of sex and gender.
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: Sex and Gender
Difficulty Level: Easy