,MULTIPLE-CHOICE QUESTIONS
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Select the one correct answer to each of the following questions.
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1. Which of the following best defines the term “gender” as used in this text?
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a) A person’s sex
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b) A person’s sex as defined by society
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c) A societal response to a person’s self-representation as a man or woman
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d) A person’s biological presentation as defined by himself or herself
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2. Which factor bears most on women’s health care today?
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a) The complexity of women’s health
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b) Women’s status and position in society
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c) Population growth v6
d) The economy v6
3. Why is acknowledging the oppression of women more difficult
wit hin W estern societies?
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a) The multiplicity of minority groups complicates the issue.
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b) The availability of health care makes acknowledgment more difficult.
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c) The diversity of the news media clouds the issue.
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d) Affluence and increased opportunities mask oppression.
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4. Which of the following most accurately defines “oppression” as used in the
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text?
a) Not having a choice
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b) Not having a voice
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c) An act of tyranny
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d) A feeling of being burdened
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5. In what way does a model of care based on a feminist perspective co
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ntrast sh arp
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a) It provides a forum for the exploration of gender issues.
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b) It seeks equal distribution of power within the healthcare interaction.
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c) It emphasizes women’s rights.
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d) It opens new avenues for women’s health care.
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6. Gender is rooted in and shaped by .
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a) society, biology v6
, b) self-representation, societal expectations v6 v6
c) biology, environment and experience
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d) biology, hormones v6
7. Women’s health risks, treatments, and approaches are not always based i
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n scie nc e and biology because
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a) they are often based on outdated treatments and approaches.
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b) they are determined by social expectations and gender assumptions.
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c) they often rely on alternative treatments and approaches.
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d) scientific research often fails to take women into consideration.
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8. Reproductive rights were added to the World Health Organization’s hum
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an rig ht s framework in the last ?
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a) 5 years v 6
b) 10 years v 6
c) 20 years v 6
d) 40 years v 6
9. “Safe Motherhood” was added to the human rights framework in order to
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a) address maternal morbidity and mortality on a global level
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b) meet a legal obligation
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c) correct an injustice v6 v 6
d) correct an oversight v6 v 6
10. What is a chief failing of the biomedical model in regards to women’s heal
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th care
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?
a) Its reliance on studies comprised exclusively of males
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b) Its consideration of women as central the model
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c) Its emphasis on science and medicine
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d) Its limited definition of “health” as “the absence of disease”
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11. The social model of health places the focus of health on
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a) the community.
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b) the individual.
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c) environmental conditions. v6
d) scientific research. v6
12. Which question below supports the strategy: “Identify women’s agency in the
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mid st of social constraint and the biomedical paradigm.”?
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a) “Are ‘all women’ the same?” v6 v6 v6 v6
b) “Why do you care about the issue?” v6 v 6 v6 v 6 v 6 v 6
c) “Are women really victims or are they acting with agency?”
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d) “Who has a choice within the context of health?”
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13. What had been a significant problem in medical research well into the 1990s
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?
a) The focus on randomized clinical trials over epidemiological investigations
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, b) The lack of representation of women in research trials
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Select the one correct answer to each of the following questions.
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1. Which of the following best defines the term “gender” as used in this text?
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a) A person’s sex
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b) A person’s sex as defined by society
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c) A societal response to a person’s self-representation as a man or woman
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d) A person’s biological presentation as defined by himself or herself
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2. Which factor bears most on women’s health care today?
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a) The complexity of women’s health
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b) Women’s status and position in society
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c) Population growth v6
d) The economy v6
3. Why is acknowledging the oppression of women more difficult
wit hin W estern societies?
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a) The multiplicity of minority groups complicates the issue.
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b) The availability of health care makes acknowledgment more difficult.
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c) The diversity of the news media clouds the issue.
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d) Affluence and increased opportunities mask oppression.
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4. Which of the following most accurately defines “oppression” as used in the
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text?
a) Not having a choice
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b) Not having a voice
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c) An act of tyranny
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d) A feeling of being burdened
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5. In what way does a model of care based on a feminist perspective co
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ntrast sh arp
v 6 v6 v6 ly with a biomedical model?
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a) It provides a forum for the exploration of gender issues.
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b) It seeks equal distribution of power within the healthcare interaction.
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c) It emphasizes women’s rights.
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d) It opens new avenues for women’s health care.
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6. Gender is rooted in and shaped by .
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a) society, biology v6
, b) self-representation, societal expectations v6 v6
c) biology, environment and experience
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d) biology, hormones v6
7. Women’s health risks, treatments, and approaches are not always based i
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n scie nc e and biology because
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a) they are often based on outdated treatments and approaches.
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b) they are determined by social expectations and gender assumptions.
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c) they often rely on alternative treatments and approaches.
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d) scientific research often fails to take women into consideration.
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8. Reproductive rights were added to the World Health Organization’s hum
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an rig ht s framework in the last ?
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a) 5 years v 6
b) 10 years v 6
c) 20 years v 6
d) 40 years v 6
9. “Safe Motherhood” was added to the human rights framework in order to
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a) address maternal morbidity and mortality on a global level
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b) meet a legal obligation
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c) correct an injustice v6 v 6
d) correct an oversight v6 v 6
10. What is a chief failing of the biomedical model in regards to women’s heal
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th care
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?
a) Its reliance on studies comprised exclusively of males
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b) Its consideration of women as central the model
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c) Its emphasis on science and medicine
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d) Its limited definition of “health” as “the absence of disease”
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11. The social model of health places the focus of health on
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a) the community.
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b) the individual.
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c) environmental conditions. v6
d) scientific research. v6
12. Which question below supports the strategy: “Identify women’s agency in the
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mid st of social constraint and the biomedical paradigm.”?
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a) “Are ‘all women’ the same?” v6 v6 v6 v6
b) “Why do you care about the issue?” v6 v 6 v6 v 6 v 6 v 6
c) “Are women really victims or are they acting with agency?”
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d) “Who has a choice within the context of health?”
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13. What had been a significant problem in medical research well into the 1990s
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?
a) The focus on randomized clinical trials over epidemiological investigations
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, b) The lack of representation of women in research trials
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