Test Bank & Study Guide: Human Sexuality, A Contemporary Introduction (Pukall) – Complete Chapters with Answers latest 2026

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ANSWERSLINCLUDEDLATLTHELENDLOFLEACHLCHAPTER
MultipleLChoiceLQuestions
1. ThoughL sexualityL inL generalLmayL beL difficultLforL someL peopleL toL
talkLabout,LwhyLisLitLalmostLimpossibleLtoLignore?
a) BecauseLtheLinternetLisLfullLofLporn.
b) BecauseLitLisLfarLtooLcommonlyLfoundLinLtheLpublic-schoolLcurricula.
c) BecauseLpeopleLareLalwaysLtryingLtoLforceLyouLtoLtalkLaboutLsex.
d) BecauseLthereLareLmanyLsocialLandLculturalLmessagesLoutLthereLab
outLsexuality,LincludingLveryLsubtleLones.


2. MariaLbelievesLthatLpeopleLshouldLonlyLhaveLsexLinsideLcommittedLrela
tionships,LandLthatLanyoneLwhoLhasLsexLoutsideLofLtheseLrelationshipsL
isL aL slutL orL aL whore.L Maria’sL beliefsL aboutL whatL isL goodL andL badL a
reL a
.
a) socialL construction,L likelyL formedL byL media
b) socialLrefusing,LlikelyLinformedLbyLpeerLgroups
c) socialL exclusion,L likelyL informedL byL religiousL beliefs
d) socialL confusion,L likelyL informedL byL uneducatedL caregivers


3. WhatLroleLdoLmediaLplayLinLshapingLourLbeliefsLaboutLsexuality?
a) ItL dictatesL societalL norms,L includingL normsL aboutL sexuality.
b) It conveys the importance of openness and honesty in non-
Lmonogamous Lrelationships.

c) ItLprovidesLaLbalancedLandLobjectiveLperspectiveLonLsexualLnorms.
d) ItL illustratesL theL wideL diversityL ofL sexualL scriptsL availableL forL pe
opleLtoday.


4. DuringLtheLVictorianLera,LmediaLoftenLconveyedLmessagesLaboutLsexual
ityLinLsubtle,LhiddenLways,LsuchLasLadvertisingLvibratorsLforLmedicalLre
asons.LThisLwasLprimarilyLdrivenLby .
a) poorL advertisingL strategies
b) highL consumerL compliance
c) religiousL censorship

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d) lackLofLinterestLinLsex


5. LadyLMaryLwentLtoLseeLaLphysicianLinLtheL1890sLbecauseLsheLwasLdistr
essed.LTheLphysicianLtreatedLherLwithLaLvibrator.LWhatLwasLtheLlikelyL
diagnosis?


a) Depression
b) MaritalL infidelity
c) ADHD
d) Hysteria


6. WhyL didLscholarL ThomasL MalthusL argueL thatL sexuallyL explicitL mate
rialLshouldLbeLsuppressed?
a) Children’sLschoolworkLcouldLbeLnegativelyL affectedL ifLtheyLwe
reLthinkingLaboutLsex.
b) OriginalL sinL byL AdamL andL EveL hadL horribleL consequences.
c) SexuallyLexplicitLmaterialLwouldLleadLtoLanLincreaseLinLtheLpopula
tionLthatLwouldLovertaxLdiminishingLnaturalLresources.
d) TheL onlyL sexualL thoughtsL aL personL shouldL haveL shouldL beL tow
ardsLtheirLpartnerLinLaLChristianLmarriage.


7. InLwhichL decadeL didLadvertisersL firstLbeginL toLincreaseLtheL useL ofL se
xL inLtheirLcampaigns?
a) 1950s
b) 1930s
c) 1940s
d) 1920s


8. WhyLdoLadvertisersLuseLscantilyLcladLwomenLinLadvertising?
a) ToLexploitLwomen’sLinsecuritiesLaboutLtheirLappearances,LleadingLthem
toLbuyLproductsLsoLtheyLcanLappearLmoreLlikeLtheL“sexualLideal”
b) ToLcreateLassociationsLbetweenLtheLproductLandLaLpleasurableLactivity

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(sex),LmakingLthemLmoreLlikelyLtoLbuyLtheLproduct)
c) ToLarouseLwomenLsexually,LwhichLhasLbeenLlinkedLtoLincreas
edLwillingnessLtoLspendLmoney
d) ToLmakeLwomenLfeelLbeautifulLsoLtheyL willL“treatLthemselves”LtoL
newLproducts


9. TheL1950sLbroughtLaboutLgreaterLopennessLinLadvertisingL relatedL toLse
xualLcontent.LThisLincludedLatLleastLthreeLmajorL1950sLadLcampaigns:L
Maidenform’sL“ILdream,”LRevlon’sL“fireLandLice,”LandLClairol’sL“DoesLs
heL orLdoesn’tLshe?L(colourLherLhair,L thatLis!)”.LThisLshiftLisLlargelyLatt
ributedLto .L)
a) theLKinseyLReports
b) HughL Hefner
c) theLShereLHiteLReport

d) theLSpeculumLDoctrinale


10. TelevisionLinLNorthLAmericaLhasLtheLpotentialLtoLraiseLconcernsLove
rLwhatLshouldLandLshouldn’tLbeLpermittedLinLtermsLofLsexualLcontent.L
WhatLquestionLdoesLthisLraise?
a) ShouldLsexualLviolenceLbeLshown?
b) WhoLisLallowedLtoLhaveLsexLonLtelevision?
c) HowLexplicitLcanLsexualLcontentLbe?
d) AllLofLtheLabove


11. WhatLtypeLofLsceneLresultedLinLanLAmericanLtelevisionLcompanyLb
eingLfinedL$3.6Lmillion?
a) ALlesbianLcoupleLraisingLaLchild
b) ALteenageL orgy
c) TwoL menL kissing
d) ToplessL adultL women


12. SamL andL DonaldL areL inL aL same-sexL relationship.L TheyL metL aL fewL years

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