TEST BANK FOR Human Sexuality-A Contemporary Introduction by Caroline
F. Pukall
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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.
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b) Because it is far too commonly found in the public school curricula.
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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
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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
c) religious censorship
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R
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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
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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.
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b) Original sin by Adam and Eve had horrible consequences.
c) Sexually explicit material would lead to an increase in the population
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that would overtax diminishing natural resources.
d) The only sexual thoughts a person should have should be towards
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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”
b) To create associations between the product and a pleasurable activity
, (sex), making them more likely to buy the product)
c) To arouse women sexually, which has been linked to increased
willingness to spend money
d) To make women feel beautiful so they will “treat themselves” to new
products
9. The 1950s brought about greater openness in advertising related to
sexual content. This included at least three major 1950s ad campaigns:
Maidenform’s “I dream,” Revlon’s “fire and ice,” and Clairol’s “Does she
or doesn’t she? (colour her hair, that is!)”. This shift is largely attributed
to .)
a) the Kinsey Reports
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b) Hugh Hefner
c) the Shere Hite Report
d) the Speculum Doctrinale
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10. Television in North America has the potential to raise concerns over
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what should and shouldn’t be permitted in terms of sexual content. What
question does this raise?
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a) Should sexual violence be shown?
b) Who is allowed to have sex on television?
c) How explicit can sexual content be?
d) All of the above
11. What type of scene resulted in an American television company being
fined $3.6 million?
a) A lesbian couple raising a child
b) A teenage orgy
c) Two men kissing
d) Topless adult women
12. Sam and Donald are in a same-sex relationship. They met a few years
, ago online. Why were they more likely to meet online than most mixed-
sex couples?
a) They were 3 times more likely because, on average, people attracted
to the same sex hold fewer notions of taboos associated with online
dating.
b) They were twice as likely because the “gay villages” are not as
popular as they once were since the advent of the internet.
c) They are not more likely to meet online than anyone else.
d) They were 10 times more likely because same-sex couples rarely go
on dates or associate with other non-heterosexual people.
13. What is lacking in most media portrayals of sexual activity?
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a) Real-life scenarios
b) Safer-sex messaging
c) Romantic portrayals of love
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d) Traditional gender roles
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14. What is the main drawback to the “fantasy model” of sex portrayed in
today’s media?
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a) Fantasies are not a good indicator of sexual behaviour and are
unlikely to change someone’s sexual practices.
b) Fantasies often include hypersexualized people, which may distort
erotic attractions.
c) Fantasies are not real and have no place in sexual scripts.
d) Fantasies rarely include safer-sex messaging about unwanted
pregnancies and STIs.
15. Jake is caught up in the heat of the moment of a sexual encounter
with his current partner Pam. In the middle of their sexual encounter,
Pam asks Jake if they should use a condom. Jake is somewhat surprised
that she asked this question because this was not how he envisioned the
sexual encounter progressing. What did Pam’s question conflict with?
, a) Jake’s masculinity
b) Jake’s sexual script
c) Jake’s ability to read sexual innuendos
d) Jake’s self-efficacy
16. What percentage of television programs contain some form of sexual
content?
a) 70 per cent
b) 80 per cent
c) 50 per cent
d) 40 per cent
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17. Which of the following are credited for increasing demand for
contraception in Mexico, India, and Kenya?
a) Magazine ads
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b) Internet websites
c) Television shows
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d) Movies
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18.Showing scenarios on television where men contract syphilis fromother
men will likely result in which of the following?
a) Fewer men who engage in sex with men getting tested for syphilis
b) Fewer men and women getting tested for syphilis
c) More men who engage in sex with men getting tested for syphilis
d) More men and women getting tested for syphilis
19. Hollywood films and other forms of televised media have historically
depicted black male’s sexuality very differently than other races. Based
on this situation, which of the following is NOT true?
a) Black males are often depicted as blue collar (manual labor) workers
with greater muscular features, which suggest greater sexual
aggression.)
F. Pukall
BN
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.
U
b) Because it is far too commonly found in the public school curricula.
R
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
SE
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
c) religious censorship
BN
U
R
SE
, 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
BN
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.
U
b) Original sin by Adam and Eve had horrible consequences.
c) Sexually explicit material would lead to an increase in the population
R
that would overtax diminishing natural resources.
d) The only sexual thoughts a person should have should be towards
SE
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”
b) To create associations between the product and a pleasurable activity
, (sex), making them more likely to buy the product)
c) To arouse women sexually, which has been linked to increased
willingness to spend money
d) To make women feel beautiful so they will “treat themselves” to new
products
9. The 1950s brought about greater openness in advertising related to
sexual content. This included at least three major 1950s ad campaigns:
Maidenform’s “I dream,” Revlon’s “fire and ice,” and Clairol’s “Does she
or doesn’t she? (colour her hair, that is!)”. This shift is largely attributed
to .)
a) the Kinsey Reports
BN
b) Hugh Hefner
c) the Shere Hite Report
d) the Speculum Doctrinale
U
10. Television in North America has the potential to raise concerns over
R
what should and shouldn’t be permitted in terms of sexual content. What
question does this raise?
SE
a) Should sexual violence be shown?
b) Who is allowed to have sex on television?
c) How explicit can sexual content be?
d) All of the above
11. What type of scene resulted in an American television company being
fined $3.6 million?
a) A lesbian couple raising a child
b) A teenage orgy
c) Two men kissing
d) Topless adult women
12. Sam and Donald are in a same-sex relationship. They met a few years
, ago online. Why were they more likely to meet online than most mixed-
sex couples?
a) They were 3 times more likely because, on average, people attracted
to the same sex hold fewer notions of taboos associated with online
dating.
b) They were twice as likely because the “gay villages” are not as
popular as they once were since the advent of the internet.
c) They are not more likely to meet online than anyone else.
d) They were 10 times more likely because same-sex couples rarely go
on dates or associate with other non-heterosexual people.
13. What is lacking in most media portrayals of sexual activity?
BN
a) Real-life scenarios
b) Safer-sex messaging
c) Romantic portrayals of love
U
d) Traditional gender roles
R
14. What is the main drawback to the “fantasy model” of sex portrayed in
today’s media?
SE
a) Fantasies are not a good indicator of sexual behaviour and are
unlikely to change someone’s sexual practices.
b) Fantasies often include hypersexualized people, which may distort
erotic attractions.
c) Fantasies are not real and have no place in sexual scripts.
d) Fantasies rarely include safer-sex messaging about unwanted
pregnancies and STIs.
15. Jake is caught up in the heat of the moment of a sexual encounter
with his current partner Pam. In the middle of their sexual encounter,
Pam asks Jake if they should use a condom. Jake is somewhat surprised
that she asked this question because this was not how he envisioned the
sexual encounter progressing. What did Pam’s question conflict with?
, a) Jake’s masculinity
b) Jake’s sexual script
c) Jake’s ability to read sexual innuendos
d) Jake’s self-efficacy
16. What percentage of television programs contain some form of sexual
content?
a) 70 per cent
b) 80 per cent
c) 50 per cent
d) 40 per cent
BN
17. Which of the following are credited for increasing demand for
contraception in Mexico, India, and Kenya?
a) Magazine ads
U
b) Internet websites
c) Television shows
R
d) Movies
SE
18.Showing scenarios on television where men contract syphilis fromother
men will likely result in which of the following?
a) Fewer men who engage in sex with men getting tested for syphilis
b) Fewer men and women getting tested for syphilis
c) More men who engage in sex with men getting tested for syphilis
d) More men and women getting tested for syphilis
19. Hollywood films and other forms of televised media have historically
depicted black male’s sexuality very differently than other races. Based
on this situation, which of the following is NOT true?
a) Black males are often depicted as blue collar (manual labor) workers
with greater muscular features, which suggest greater sexual
aggression.)
