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MultiplejChoicejQuestions
1. Thoughj sexualityj inj generaljmayj bej difficultjforj somej peoplej toj talkja
bout,jwhyjisjitjalmostjimpossiblejtojignore?
a) Becausejthejinternetjisjfulljofjporn.
b) Becausejitjisjfarjtoojcommonlyjfoundjinjthejpublic-schooljcurricula.
c) Becausejpeoplej arejalwaysjtryingjtojforcejyoujtojtalkjaboutjsex.
d) Becausejtherejarejmanyjsocialjandjculturaljmessagesjoutjtherejaboutjs
exuality,jincludingjveryjsubtlejones.
2. Mariajbelievesjthatjpeoplejshouldjonlyjhavejsexjinsidejcommittedjrelations
hips,jandjthatjanyonejwhojhasjsexjoutsidejofjthesejrelationshipsjisj aj slutj or
j aj whore.j Maria’sj beliefsj aboutj whatj isj goodj andj badj arej a
.
a) socialj construction,j likelyj formedj byj media
b) socialjrefusing,jlikelyjinformedjbyjpeerjgroups
c) socialj exclusion,j likelyj informedj byj religiousj beliefs
d) socialj confusion,j likelyj informedj byj uneducatedj caregivers
3. Whatjrolejdojmediajplayjinjshapingjourjbeliefsjaboutjsexuality?
a) Itj dictatesj societalj norms,j includingj normsj aboutj sexuality.
b) It conveys the importance of openness and honesty in non-
jmonogamousjrelationships.
c) Itjprovidesjajbalancedjandjobjectivejperspectivejonjsexualjnorms.
d) Itj illustratesj thej widej diversityj ofj sexualj scriptsj availablej forj peoplejt
oday.
4. DuringjthejVictorianjera,jmediajoftenjconveyedjmessagesjaboutjsexualityji
njsubtle,jhiddenjways,jsuchjasjadvertisingjvibratorsjforjmedicaljreasons.jTh
isjwasjprimarilyjdrivenjby .
a) poorj advertisingj strategies
b) highj consumerj compliance
c) religiousj censorship
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d) lackjofjinterestjinjsex
5. LadyjMaryjwentjtojseejajphysicianjinjthej1890sjbecausejshejwasjdistressed.j
Thejphysicianjtreatedjherjwithjajvibrator.jWhatjwasjthejlikelyjdiagnosis?
a) Depression
b) Maritalj infidelity
c) ADHD
d) Hysteria
6. Whyj didjscholarj Thomasj Malthusj arguej thatj sexuallyj explicitj materialjs
houldjbejsuppressed?
a) Children’sjschoolworkjcouldjbejnegativelyj affectedj ifjtheyjwerejth
inkingjaboutjsex.
b) Originalj sinj byj Adamj andj Evej hadj horriblej consequences.
c) Sexuallyjexplicitjmaterialjwouldjleadjtojanjincreasejinjthejpopulationjt
hatjwouldjovertaxjdiminishingjnaturaljresources.
d) Thej onlyj sexualj thoughtsj aj personj shouldj havej shouldj bej towardsjt
heirjpartnerjinjajChristianjmarriage.
7. Injwhichj decadej didjadvertisersj firstjbeginj tojincreasejthej usej ofj sexj injth
eirjcampaigns?
a) 1950s
b) 1930s
c) 1940s
d) 1920s
8. Whyjdojadvertisersjusejscantilyjcladjwomenjinjadvertising?
a) Tojexploitjwomen’sjinsecuritiesjaboutjtheirjappearances,jleadingjthem
tojbuyjproductsjsojtheyjcanjappearjmorejlikejthej“sexualjideal”
b) Tojcreatejassociationsjbetweenjthejproductjandjajpleasurablejactivity
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(sex),jmakingjthemjmorejlikelyjtojbuyjthejproduct)
c) Tojarousejwomenjsexually,jwhichjhasjbeenjlinkedjtojincreasedjw
illingnessjtojspendjmoney
d) Tojmakejwomenjfeeljbeautifuljsojtheyj willj“treatjthemselves”jtojnewjp
roducts
9. Thej1950sjbroughtjaboutjgreaterjopennessjinjadvertisingj relatedj tojsexualj
content.jThisjincludedjatjleastjthreejmajorj1950sjadjcampaigns:jMaidenfor
m’sj“Ijdream,”jRevlon’sj“firejandjice,”jandjClairol’sj“Doesjshej orjdoesn’tjshe
?j(colourjherjhair,j thatjis!)”.jThisjshiftjisjlargelyjattributedjto . j)
a) thejKinseyjReports
b) Hughj Hefner
c) thejSherejHitejReport
d) thejSpeculumjDoctrinale
10. TelevisionjinjNorthjAmericajhasjthejpotentialjtojraisejconcernsjoverjwha
tjshouldjandjshouldn’tjbejpermittedjinjtermsjofjsexualjcontent.jWhatjquesti
onjdoesjthisjraise?
a) Shouldjsexualjviolencejbejshown?
b) Whojisjallowedjtojhavejsexjonjtelevision?
c) Howjexplicitjcanjsexualjcontentjbe?
d) Alljofjthejabove
11. WhatjtypejofjscenejresultedjinjanjAmericanjtelevisionjcompanyjbeingjfi
nedj$3.6jmillion?
a) Ajlesbianjcouplejraisingjajchild
b) Ajteenagej orgy
c) Twoj menj kissing
d) Toplessj adultj women
12. Samj andj Donaldj arej inj aj same-sexj relationship.j Theyj metj aj fewj years
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MultiplejChoicejQuestions
1. Thoughj sexualityj inj generaljmayj bej difficultjforj somej peoplej toj talkja
bout,jwhyjisjitjalmostjimpossiblejtojignore?
a) Becausejthejinternetjisjfulljofjporn.
b) Becausejitjisjfarjtoojcommonlyjfoundjinjthejpublic-schooljcurricula.
c) Becausejpeoplej arejalwaysjtryingjtojforcejyoujtojtalkjaboutjsex.
d) Becausejtherejarejmanyjsocialjandjculturaljmessagesjoutjtherejaboutjs
exuality,jincludingjveryjsubtlejones.
2. Mariajbelievesjthatjpeoplejshouldjonlyjhavejsexjinsidejcommittedjrelations
hips,jandjthatjanyonejwhojhasjsexjoutsidejofjthesejrelationshipsjisj aj slutj or
j aj whore.j Maria’sj beliefsj aboutj whatj isj goodj andj badj arej a
.
a) socialj construction,j likelyj formedj byj media
b) socialjrefusing,jlikelyjinformedjbyjpeerjgroups
c) socialj exclusion,j likelyj informedj byj religiousj beliefs
d) socialj confusion,j likelyj informedj byj uneducatedj caregivers
3. Whatjrolejdojmediajplayjinjshapingjourjbeliefsjaboutjsexuality?
a) Itj dictatesj societalj norms,j includingj normsj aboutj sexuality.
b) It conveys the importance of openness and honesty in non-
jmonogamousjrelationships.
c) Itjprovidesjajbalancedjandjobjectivejperspectivejonjsexualjnorms.
d) Itj illustratesj thej widej diversityj ofj sexualj scriptsj availablej forj peoplejt
oday.
4. DuringjthejVictorianjera,jmediajoftenjconveyedjmessagesjaboutjsexualityji
njsubtle,jhiddenjways,jsuchjasjadvertisingjvibratorsjforjmedicaljreasons.jTh
isjwasjprimarilyjdrivenjby .
a) poorj advertisingj strategies
b) highj consumerj compliance
c) religiousj censorship
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d) lackjofjinterestjinjsex
5. LadyjMaryjwentjtojseejajphysicianjinjthej1890sjbecausejshejwasjdistressed.j
Thejphysicianjtreatedjherjwithjajvibrator.jWhatjwasjthejlikelyjdiagnosis?
a) Depression
b) Maritalj infidelity
c) ADHD
d) Hysteria
6. Whyj didjscholarj Thomasj Malthusj arguej thatj sexuallyj explicitj materialjs
houldjbejsuppressed?
a) Children’sjschoolworkjcouldjbejnegativelyj affectedj ifjtheyjwerejth
inkingjaboutjsex.
b) Originalj sinj byj Adamj andj Evej hadj horriblej consequences.
c) Sexuallyjexplicitjmaterialjwouldjleadjtojanjincreasejinjthejpopulationjt
hatjwouldjovertaxjdiminishingjnaturaljresources.
d) Thej onlyj sexualj thoughtsj aj personj shouldj havej shouldj bej towardsjt
heirjpartnerjinjajChristianjmarriage.
7. Injwhichj decadej didjadvertisersj firstjbeginj tojincreasejthej usej ofj sexj injth
eirjcampaigns?
a) 1950s
b) 1930s
c) 1940s
d) 1920s
8. Whyjdojadvertisersjusejscantilyjcladjwomenjinjadvertising?
a) Tojexploitjwomen’sjinsecuritiesjaboutjtheirjappearances,jleadingjthem
tojbuyjproductsjsojtheyjcanjappearjmorejlikejthej“sexualjideal”
b) Tojcreatejassociationsjbetweenjthejproductjandjajpleasurablejactivity
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(sex),jmakingjthemjmorejlikelyjtojbuyjthejproduct)
c) Tojarousejwomenjsexually,jwhichjhasjbeenjlinkedjtojincreasedjw
illingnessjtojspendjmoney
d) Tojmakejwomenjfeeljbeautifuljsojtheyj willj“treatjthemselves”jtojnewjp
roducts
9. Thej1950sjbroughtjaboutjgreaterjopennessjinjadvertisingj relatedj tojsexualj
content.jThisjincludedjatjleastjthreejmajorj1950sjadjcampaigns:jMaidenfor
m’sj“Ijdream,”jRevlon’sj“firejandjice,”jandjClairol’sj“Doesjshej orjdoesn’tjshe
?j(colourjherjhair,j thatjis!)”.jThisjshiftjisjlargelyjattributedjto . j)
a) thejKinseyjReports
b) Hughj Hefner
c) thejSherejHitejReport
d) thejSpeculumjDoctrinale
10. TelevisionjinjNorthjAmericajhasjthejpotentialjtojraisejconcernsjoverjwha
tjshouldjandjshouldn’tjbejpermittedjinjtermsjofjsexualjcontent.jWhatjquesti
onjdoesjthisjraise?
a) Shouldjsexualjviolencejbejshown?
b) Whojisjallowedjtojhavejsexjonjtelevision?
c) Howjexplicitjcanjsexualjcontentjbe?
d) Alljofjthejabove
11. WhatjtypejofjscenejresultedjinjanjAmericanjtelevisionjcompanyjbeingjfi
nedj$3.6jmillion?
a) Ajlesbianjcouplejraisingjajchild
b) Ajteenagej orgy
c) Twoj menj kissing
d) Toplessj adultj women
12. Samj andj Donaldj arej inj aj same-sexj relationship.j Theyj metj aj fewj years
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