Deck 2: Knowing What We Know

Question 1

From Greek influence, the term "pederasty" describes

A)bisexual relationships
B)open marriages among the upper class
C)non-sexual love
D)love of boys by older male teachers

Answer 1

D

Question 2

____________, a mid-20^th century sexuality researcher, was monitored by the FBI, who considered him to be a potentially dangerous subversive due to his activities.

A)Vern Bullough
B)Alfred Kinsey
C)William Masters
D)Sigmund Freud

Answer 2

A

Question 3

The use of demonstrable research in the place of pure reason is known as

A)empirical research
B)logic
C)utilitarianism
D)deductive reasoning

Answer 3

A

Question 4

Iwan Bloch believed that scientific explanations were needed to explain

A)if women have orgasm responses similar to those of men
B)why sexual deviancies had been observed throughout time in every culture
C)if masturbation had any negative health effects
D)whether or not homosexuality was normal

Question 5

The standard requiring that church leaders such as priests, monks, and nuns must remain celibate dates back to

A)ancient Greece
B)the Roman Empire
C)the Protestant Reformation
D)the Middle Ages

Question 6

_________ formalized the church doctrine that all sexual activity not tied to procreation was sinful.

A)Jesus
B)Paul
C)Augustine
D)Thomas Aquinas

Question 7

Which of the following best describes the early Puritan view of sexuality?

A)Sex was permissible as long as two people were in love.
B)Couples were encouraged to enjoy sex within the marital relationship.
C)Sex was only permissible for procreation.
D)Sexual activity was only allowed during certain times of the day.

Question 8

_________ published a detailed study of over 300 case histories of sexually deviant behaviors.

A)Sigmund Freud
B)H.Havelock Ellis
C)Richard von Krafft-Ebing
D)Albert Moll

Question 9

Which of the following is recognized today as the "father of sexology?"

A)Sigmund Freud
B)Iwan Bloch
C)H.Havelock Ellis
D)Alfred Kinsey

Question 10

______ was the first Christian leader to assert that sex outside of marriage and homosexuality were sinful acts which could cause someone to lose their salvation.

A)Jesus
B)Paul
C)Augustine
D)Thomas Aquinas

Question 11

__________ declared that lust caused the fall of Adam and Eve, and thus was inherently sinful.

A)Jesus
B)Paul
C)Augustine
D)Thomas Aquinas

Question 12

Which of the following was considered to be so sexually explicit that it was banned from Britain until the 1960s?

A)Kama Sutra
B)The Perfumed Garden of Sensual Delight
C)Aristotle's Masterpiece
D)Avanga Ranga

Question 13

___________ was one of the most widely read books during the 18^th and 19^th centuries and contained information about sexual intercourse, pregnancy, and childbirth.

A)Kama Sutra
B)The Perfumed Garden of Sensual Delight
C)Aristotle's Masterpiece
D)Avanga Ranga

Question 14

Women living during the Victorian Era were expected to be

A)emotionally expressive
B)sexually open
C)sexually cautious
D)chaste

Question 15

Ulrichs believed that men who had sexual feelings for other men did so because they

A)were possessed by female souls
B)were under the influence of female specific hormones
C)had feminized brains
D)were abused as children

Question 16

Karl Henrich Ulrichs is best known for his writings about

A)female sexual responses
B)male sexual responses
C)sexual deviancies such as bestiality, pedophilia, and sadomasochism
D)uranism

Question 17

During the Middle Ages, homosexuality came to be seen as

A)sinful
B)tolerable
C)normal
D)illegal

Question 18

Which of the following best describes the view of sex during the Roman Empire?

A)wildly indulgent
B)guilt-ridden and somber
C)practical and necessary
D)an expression of spirituality

Question 19

The sexuality views of Thomas Aquinas became foundation for the policies of the Catholic Church today.He is most well known for asserting that

A)sex could only be condoned within the marital relationship.
B)the clergy could not be allowed to marry.
C)remarriage in the absence of divorce was considered adultery.
D)all forms of sexual stimulation other than penile to vaginal contact were strictly forbidden.

Question 20

The _______ culture was known for being very sexually open.

A)English
B)Roman
C)Greek
D)Israelite

Question 21

Who was the researcher that challenged the traditional Victorian concept of woman as asexual and fragile?

A)H.Havelock Ellis
B)Celia Mosher
C)Richard von Krafft-Ebing
D)Sigmund Freud

Question 22

__________ conducted thousands of interviews on sexual behavior that helped usher in the "sexual revolution" of the 1960s and 1970s.

A)Sigmund Freud
B)Masters & Johnson
C)Alfred Kinsey
D)Uri Bronfenbrenner

Question 23

After studying sexual deviancies for a number of years, what did Richard von Krafft-Ebing eventually conclude regarding homosexuality?

A)It was inherently harmful because it interrupted the normal procreation process.
B)It could lead to the spread of disease.
C)It was not a deviant behavior.
D)It was incurable.

Question 24

Masters and Johnson utilized a(n) _________ to analyze male erectile responses.

A)electrocardiogram
B)penile strain gauge
C)photoplethysmograph
D)magnetic resonance imaging

Question 25

What was Albert Moll's primary motivation to develop his theories of sexuality?

A)Understand sexual deviancies and their causes.
B)Promote greater sexual tolerance and freedom of sexual expression.
C)Gain insight into female sexual responses.
D)Debunk the theories of earlier researchers such as Sigmund Freud.

Question 26

Which of the following resulted from Kinsey's research?

A)Homosexuals were encouraged to "come out of the closet."
B)Female sexual responses were better understood.
C)It was a factor in propelling the development of the feminist movement.
D)All of the above

Question 27

The Scientific Humanitarian Committee was founded in 1897 by Magnus Hirschfeld to

A)promote a greater understanding of variations in sexual expression.
B)overturn German laws banning homosexual behavior.
C)develop new techniques for treating sexual dysfunctions.
D)develop to new medical techniques treating and controlling the spread of sexually transmitted infections.

Question 28

Though Celia Mosher began her research in 1892, her results were not published until

A)1920
B)1942
C)1974
D)1993

Question 29

According to Freud, the mind possesses a fixed amount of psychic energy, known as

A)eros
B)thanatos
C)the Id
D)libido

Question 30

Sigmund Freud broke with previous sexuality researchers by asserting that sexual feelings develop

A)prenatally
B)soon after birth
C)in early childhood
D)in adolescence

Question 31

Mosher's surveys with Victorian era women regarding their sexual practices found

A)Women felt sexually repressed.
B)Women actually enjoyed sex and experienced orgasms.
C)Women felt guilty about their sexual feelings.
D)Women saw sexual activity as a "marital duty."

Question 32

One of the first of the modern researchers to acknowledge and advocate for female sexuality was

A)H.Havelock Ellis
B)Celia Mosher
C)Sigmund Freud
D)Magnus Hirschfeld

Question 33

What was Celia Mosher's personal goal regarding her research?

A)to better understand female orgasm response
B)to study female sexual fantasies
C)to analyze the effects of sexually transmitted infections on the female anatomy
D)to debunk the theory that the menstrual process was inherently debilitating to women

Question 34

Albert Moll's theories of sexuality introduced the concept of

A)abnormal sexual behavior
B)female sexual responses as being both normal and healthy
C)homosexuality as naturally occurring and socially acceptable
D)sexuality being divided into both biological and psychological components

Question 35

The term "transvestite" was coined by

A)Richard von Krafft-Ebing
B)Havelock Ellis
C)Sigmund Freud
D)Magnus Hirschfeld

Question 36

________ utilized direct laboratory observations to understand human sexual responses.

A)Sigmund Freud
B)Masters & Johnson
C)Alfred Kinsey
D)Uri Bronfenbrenner

Question 37

Which of the following was a result of Havelock Ellis' research?
A)the promotion of greater sexual tolerance

A)Abortion became a controversial issue.
B)A new classification of sexually deviant behaviors was introduced.
C)It established sexology as an academic discipline.

Question 38

Havelock Ellis asserted that homosexual behavior was

A)inherently harmful because it interrupted the normal procreation process
B)a natural and socially acceptable form of sexual expression
C)could lead to the spread of disease
D)an incurable and deviant behavior

Question 39

Which researcher challenged the traditional concepts of sexuality and gender by asserting that gender identity and sexual orientation ran along a continuum?

A)Alfred Kinsey
B)Sigmund Freud
C)Magnus Hirschfeld
D)Havelock Ellis

Question 40

Magnus Hirsfheld proposed the term _________ to describe those who were of an alternate sexual orientation or gender identity.

A)sexual intermediary
B)bisexual
C)hermaphrodite
D)homosexual

Question 41

The Ecological Model was originally proposed by

A)Uri Bronfenbrenner
B)Alfred Kinsey
C)Masters & Johnson
D)Sigmund Freud

Question 42

As a result of Havelock Ellis' research, sexology was established as an academic discipline.

Question 43

Homosexuality was generally frowned upon in ancient Greek culture.

Question 44

The research team of Masters and Johnson actually paid research participants to engage in sexual activity while being observed in the laboratory setting.

Question 45

Richard von Krafft-Ebing eventually concluded that homosexuality was not a pathological or deviant behavior, but rather developed in the prenatal period.

Question 46

What was the major criticism of the Janus Report on sexuality?

A)The sample size was too small.
B)The questions were too narrow in scope.
C)The sample only included heterosexuals.
D)The sample was not random.

Question 47

Masters and Johnson utilized a(n) _________ to measure vaginal lubrication in females.

A)electrocardiogram
B)penile strain gauge
C)photoplethysmograph
D)magnetic resonance imaging

Question 48

According to the Ecological Model, our sexuality is influenced primarily by

A)our family of origin
B)childhood experiences
C)the interaction between the individual and a set of environmental systems
D)genetically programmed maturational processes

Question 49

Regarding sexuality, the Puritans were a highly restrictive society.

Question 50

According to the Ecological Model, which of the following would be an example of a "chronosystem?"

A)parents
B)media
C)compulsory sex education in schools
D)generational influences

Question 51

The scientific study of erotic writings and materials is known as known as sexology.

Question 52

The goal of Celia Mosher's early research was to debunk the myth that a woman's menstrual cycle necessitated bed rest and staying home from work.

Question 53

The theological assertion that all non-procreational sex is "sin" began with the writings of Augustine.

Question 54

According to Bronfenbrenner, each of the following is a key domain of influence on development EXCEPT

A)biological
B)cognitive
C)spiritual
D)social

Question 55

The National Health and Social Life Survey is the largest survey ever conducted in the United States.What event led to its proposal?

A)the sudden rise in teen pregnancies
B)the need to have a greater understanding of sexuality in later life
C)the abortion debate
D)the HIV/AIDS epidemic

Question 56

According to the Ecological Model, which of the following would be an example of a "microsystem?"

A)parents
B)media
C)compulsory sex education in schools
D)generational influences

Question 57

Uri Bronfenbrenner's Ecological Model emphasizes genetically programmed maturational processes as the drive force in sexual development.

Question 58

According to the Ecological Model, which of the following would be an example of a "mesosystem?"

A)parents
B)media
C)compulsory sex education in schools
D)generational influences

Question 59

According to the Ecological Model, which of the following would be an example of a "exosystem?"

A)parents
B)media
C)compulsory sex education in schools
D)generational influences

Question 60

Sigmund Freud asserted that human sexuality was the driving force behind personality development.

Question 61

Describe the steps of the experimental design research method from start to finish.List the key steps.

Question 62

Describe the work of William Masters and Virginia Johnson.Describe their research methods, techniques utilized, conclusions, and impact on our sexual knowledge today.

Question 63

Discuss the need for ethics in sexuality research.What are the major aspects of ethical conduct?

Question 64

List and describe the major researchers of the 20th century and the impact of their research on our understanding of sexuality today.

Question 65

List and describe the major components of Uri Brofenbrenner's Ecological Model.How does each component potentially influence sexuality?

Question 66

Describe the historical influence of religion on views of sexuality throughout time.Do some of these ideas still live on? Give examples.

Question 67

Compare and contrast Abstinence-Only vs.Comprehensive sexuality education.List the key components of each method.
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Question 68

Describe the changing views of sexuality across the major historical time periods from ancient Greece to today.Give examples.

Question 69

List and describe the major researchers of the 19th century and the impact of their research on our understanding of sexuality today.

Question 70

Our modern conceptual view of variations in sexual orientation and gender identity has evolved dramatically from the Middle Ages to now.List and describe the major theorists responsible for this change.Give examples of each.