Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
1. The goal of karma is to live a just life to avoid suffering in the future.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
2. St. Paul was central in establishing the Christian view of sexuality that dominated Western thought for the next
2,000 years.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
3. In Greece, women and the female form were idealized.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
4. According to research conducted by Alfred Kinsey in the early 1940s, sex was considered unimportant to
people.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
5. The breasts are sexual organs for both humans and primates.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
6. During the Victorian era, women consulted their doctors to learn how to sexually please their husbands.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
7. Within ancient Greek culture, love and sex went hand-in-hand and romantic love between a man and woman
was the most ideal form of love.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
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8. In 2021, Hispanic people made up nearly one-in-three people in the United States, including those who identify
as Mexican, Puerto Rican, Salvadoran, Cuban, Dominican, Guatemalan, Colombian, and Honduran.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
9. Teenagers rate school-based sexuality courses as their leading source of sex information.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
10. Among the social movements that arose in the 19th century, the free love movement advocated marriage as a
prerequisite to sexual relationships.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
11. By the 18th century, there were very few mixed-race children born in the United States.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
12. A male who has had his testicles removed (or less often, a man with his penis removed) is known as an
entremetteuse.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
13. The Kamasutra contains guidance to couples about the dangers of having passion within sexual relations.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
14. During the Napoleonic Era, homosexuality was promoted.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
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15. Historically, a woman who procures sexual partners for men, or one who taught men about lovemaking is
known as a Harem.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
16. The Comstock Act of 1873 allowed people access to contraception if they were married.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
17. Views of sexuality were very loose and liberal within communities of enslaved people in the 1600s to 1800s.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
18. Marianismo is a set of values and expectations about women’s roles in Latin American and Caribbean
cultures.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
19. In 1973, the American Psychiatric Association removed homosexuality from its list of psychiatric disorders.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
20. Taoists believed that yin and yang were equally necessary compliments of all existence.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
21. During the Enlightenment, there was a rise in premarital pregnancy, with up to one-fifth of all brides pregnant
when they got married.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
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22. Hinduism concentrates on an individual’s cycle of birth and rebirth which is known as karma.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
23. During the Renaissance, women made educational gains and enjoyed status in politics.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
24. According to ancient Chinese beliefs, sexuality was primarily thought of in the context of moral or acceptable
behaviors between a man and a woman.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
25. Sexuality is considered a uniquely human trait.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
26. Due to the media’s use of digitally altered images of the face and body, some countries have proposed
legislation to require warning labels on photos that have been retouched.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
Indicate the answer choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
27. Why did St. Paul condemn sexuality?
a. He believed men and women should be held to different standards.
b. He did not want the love of humans to compete with the love of God.
c. He believed that women were godlike and therefore should not be touched.
d. He believed that giving into sexual temptation made people more like animals.
ANSWER: b
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