Deck 1: Sexuality in Perspective

Question 1

An accepted behaviour amongst the Apinaye women of South America is to bite off pieces of their partner's eyebrows during sex.

Answer 1

True

Question 2

Racial microaggressions are overt insults directed at people of colour,done consciously and methodically.

Answer 2

False

Question 3

The early sex researchers were so successful in their efforts because they were not significantly influenced by the society and culture in which they lived.

Answer 3

False

Question 4

There is no known religion that advocates the cultivation of sexual techniques for the erotic needs of the individual.

Question 5

When the term sex is used by the authors of your text they are referring both to behaviour that leads to sexual arousal as well as the state of being male or female.

Question 6

Sigmund Freud is considered a sex researcher.

Question 7

One of the things that makes humans unique in sexuality is the use of sex for non-sexual purposes.

Question 8

The World Health Organization (WHO)definition of sexual health,adopted in 2002,includes both negative and positive rights.

Question 9

Parents in Quebec are more likely to agree that teens should be allowed to spend the night together in their home with their sex partner compared to the rest of Canada.

Question 10

Fortunately,in today's world,most of the information that we have about sexuality comes from science and is relatively unaffected by religious thought.

Question 11

Contributions to the systematic understanding of sexuality in the modern sense began with a number of researchers during the Victorian era.

Question 12

Same-gender sexuality is found universally in all cultures and occurs more often in males than females.

Question 13

Humans are the only mammals who masturbate on a regular basis-this is especially true for females.

Question 14

In Canada the greatest percentage of women who had their first sexual intercourse before age 16 where in the upper-middle and high incomes.

Question 15

According to a 2011 New Brunswick study,5 percent of female students had engaged in sexual activity with a partner online?

Question 16

At least until about 100 years ago,most information that people used in interpreting sex and sexuality came from religion (and rumour).

Question 17

Homosexuality has been prevalent historically in a number of major cultures such as in ancient Greece.

Question 18

The main thing to be learned from examining sexuality in different cultures is to show how "strange" other cultures are in their handling of sexual matters.

Question 19

The average person is much more likely to accept the findings of science rather than the images presented in the mass media.

Question 20

Probably the real distinction between the sexual behaviour of humans and other species is that we are not nearly so much under the control of hormones.

Question 21

The work of Henry Havelock Ellis,published in Studies in the Psychology of Sex,is described as ______ compared to that of Richard von Krafft-Ebing's work in Psychopathia Sexualis.

A)subjective and intolerant
B)pathological
C)objective and tolerant
D)important

Question 22

According to fifteenth-century Christians,wet dreams were caused by

A)witchcraft and demons
B)lust
C)puberty
D)mental illness

Question 23

What type of sexuality did Richard von Krafft-Ebing have a special interest in?

A)Normative sexuality.
B)Adolescent sexuality.
C)Pathological sexuality.
D)Female sexuality.

Question 24

When did the scientific study of sex begin?

A)15^thcentury
B)16^thcentury
C)19^thcentury
D)20^thcentury

Question 25

Which statement BEST describes sexual attitudes in Victorian English society?

A)Middle class men were hypocrites and kept mistresses.
B)Women were either wives or prostitutes.
C)Society was uniformly repressive.
D)Society as a whole was sexually repressed but individuals could and did deviate.

Question 26

Which early sex researcher's work was destroyed by the Nazi Government?

A)Richard von Krafft-
B)Ebing
C)Sigmund Freud
D)Magnus Hirschfeld
E)Alfred Kinsey

Question 27

Some conservative Christians still use the Bible

A)to justify homosexuality.
B)to justify sexual pleasure.
C)to condemn homosexuality.
D)to condemn pleasure.

Question 28

Which religion taught that sexual pleasure was one of the finest pleasures of life?

A)Christianity
B)Islam
C)Catholicism
D)Protestantism

Question 29

Who is considered the forerunner of modern sex research?

A)Magnus Hirschfeld
B)Richard von Krafft-Ebing
C)Bronislaw Malinowski
D)Henry Havelock Ellis

Question 30

A synonym for "wet-dream" is

A)nocturnal emission
B)incubus
C)succubus
D)dream dew

Question 31

The early sex researchers of the late 19^thand early 20^thcenturies began their research in a cultural context,which is best described as

A)rigid and oppressive
B)pleasure seeking
C)liberal
D)politically correct.

Question 32

Who conducted the first investigations into the physiology of sexual response?

A)Alfred Kinsey
B)Masters and Johnson
C)Magnus Hirschfeld
D)Krafft-Ebing

Question 33

Which statement is TRUE regarding sex as a discipline?

A)Since 1969 it has been a separate discipline called sexology.
B)It is a sub-discipline of psychology.
C)It is a joint discipline and includes sociology,medicine,psychology and biology.
D)It is a sub-discipline of biology.

Question 34

Your text defines the state of being male or female as

A)sexual anatomy
B)gender
C)sexual behaviour
D)sex

Question 35

Both homosexuality and heterosexuality were normal and accepted in this society.

A)ancient Greece
B)20^thCentury Chinese
C)15^thEurope
D)Victorian Europe

Question 36

Which ONE of the following is NOT a definition of sex according to the text?

A)behaviour that increases the likelihood of gametic union
B)being male or female
C)behaviour that leads to orgasm
D)behaviour that produces arousal

Question 37

Which early sex researcher introduced the terms sadism,masochism,heterosexuality and homosexuality?

A)Alfred Kinsey
B)Richard von Krafft-Ebing
C)Henry Havelock Ellis
D)Clelia Mosher

Question 38

Until about 100 years ago,most information people had about sex was from

A)religion and rumour
B)erotic pictures
C)illegal sex manuals
D)paintings and sculpture

Question 39

There was a belief that humans were originally "double people" and were split apart by divine powers.This belief originated in

A)the Bible
B)the teachings of Muhammad
C)Chinese philosophy
D)ancient Greece

Question 40

The first institute of sexual research was founded by

A)Magnus Hirschfeld
B)Richard von Krafft-Ebing
C)Havelock Ellis
D)Alfred Kinsey

Question 41

What is Alfred Kinsey most known for?

A)Coining the term transvestite
B)Investigating the sexual response cycle.
C)Opening the first sex institute.
D)Conducting huge numbers of surveys on human sexual behaviour.

Question 42

According to a 2011 New Brunswick study,what percentage of male students had had engaged in sexual activity with a partner online?

A)15 percent
B)25 percent
C)35 percent
D)45 percent

Question 43

Which of the following is NOT TRUE about sex across cultures?

A)All societies regulate sexual behaviour in some way.
B)Incest is permitted in most ancient societies.
C)There is a great deal of variety in sexual regulations across cultures.
D)Rape is condemned in most,if not all,societies.

Question 44

Due to changing sexual attitudes,in the last decade television programs portraying sexual content provided what percent of scenes that include precautions to or safer sex practices?

A)2 percent
B)15 percent
C)25 percent
D)35 percent

Question 45

Which one of the following is an example of media agenda-setting?

A)Soap operas that show unmarried people having sex.
B)Safer sex practices shown occasionally on TV.
C)Reality shows that glamourize or promote teen pregnancy.
D)TV coverage of a politician's extramarital affairs.

Question 46

Which statement is NOT TRUE regarding the men of Inis Beag?

A)They avoid nudity,even while bathing.
B)They refrain from premarital sexes.
C)They fear menopause.
D)They learn about sex from their fathers.

Question 47

Which statement is FALSE regarding Inis Beag?

A)female orgasm was considered deviant
B)males and females despised nudity
C)the favourite sex position was rear-entry
D)pre-marital sex was rare

Question 48

The incest taboo is

A)nearly universal
B)common only in Western countries
C)weaker now than a century ago
D)stronger now than a century ago

Question 49

Which statement describes Mangaia society?

A)Premarital sex is essentially unknown.
B)Men fear women immediately after childbirth.
C)Foreplay is limited to kissing and fondling of the buttocks.
D)Nothing is worse than a "dead partner" who won't move in bed.

Question 50

In Mangaia,who will a 13-year-old male obtain his first sexual instructions from?

A)13-year-old females.
B)The male who ritually slits his penis during his coming of age.
C)The oldest woman in the village.
D)His aunt.

Question 51

John is a 30-year-old single male who thinks he should always ask his dates to have sex on a second date because he sees this pattern play out on television as the best way to solidify relationships.What would communications theorists refer to this as?

A)Agenda-setting
B)Cultivation
C)Social learning
D)Gender forming

Question 52

When comparing sexual attitudes of Canadians and Americans:

A)Canadians hold more permissive attitudes
B)Canadians hold more traditional attitudes
C)They have similar attitudes
D)More Americans then Canadians approve of premarital sex

Question 53

What impact is the Internet having on sexuality?

A)It is increasing knowledge about sexuality.
B)It is expanding the range of sexually explicit activities people engage in.
C)It provides an avenue for adults to solicit sex from youth
D)All of the answers are correct.

Question 54

In 2012,what percent of Canadian adults were online,for personal,non-business reasons?

A)63 percent
B)73 percent
C)83 percent
D)93 percent

Question 55

Which of the following is TRUE,cross-culturally,with regard to the relationship between sexual expression and the infliction of pain?

A)most people bite their partners to the point of drawing blood
B)most commonly,it is the man who inflicts pain on the woman
C)most commonly,it is the woman who inflicts pain on the man
D)most commonly,both men and women mutually inflict pain on each other

Question 56

What did Inis Beag women think menopause was?

A)Caused insanity.
B)Occurred in males and females.
C)Sexual freedom for women.
D)A healthy,natural passage of life.

Question 57

Frequency of sexual intercourse varies considerably across societies.Usually,most societies

A)specifically suggest when sexual intercourse should take place
B)have restrictions that forbid intercourse at certain times or in certain situations
C)encourage individuals to have intercourse as frequently as possible
D)discourage married couples from having intercourse on a regular basis

Question 58

In Mosher's survey of Victorian women,approximately _____ indicated that they experienced orgasm.

A)one-quarter
B)one-third
C)one-half
D)three-quarters

Question 59

Select the BEST definition of ethnocentrism.

A)tendency to think the norms and behaviour of one's own society are the only "natural" ones
B)sexual repression
C)an ethnic group which does not have contact with any other ethnic groups
D)fear of change

Question 60

In 2016,25 television programs most frequently viewed by adolescents were analyzed which indicated that in a one hour of viewing,adolescents were exposed to how many instances of sexual talk or sexual behaviour?

A)5
B)10
C)17
D)28

Question 61

Whereas ________ societies tend to permit premarital sex,________ societies tend to prohibit premarital sex.

A)Mediterranean;African
B)Mediterranean;Eurasian
C)Eurasian;African
D)Eurasian;Mediterranean

Question 62

Attitudes toward masturbation vary in most societies,but there are some consistencies.For example,most societies

A)recommend masturbation be taught to children
B)encourage masturbation during childhood and adolescence
C)condemn masturbation at any age
D)express some disapproval of adult masturbation

Question 63

Which of the following is NOT true regarding cultural variations in sexual techniques?

A)Some Ponapean men place a fish in their partner's vulva and lick it out prior to coitus.
B)Some Apinaye women bite off some of their partner's eyebrows.
C)Most societies prescribe people to engage in sexual intercourse at particular times or certain situations.
D)Young Mangaians have intercourse several times a night.

Question 64

How often does a typical 48-year-old Mangaian engage in sex?

A)Once a month
B)Twice a month
C)Once a year
D)Two to three times per week

Question 65

Brett is in favour of same-sex marriage and has and an active sex life with his common-law partner.Which province is Brett most likely from?

A)Ontario
B)Quebec
C)British Columbia
D)Newfoundland

Question 66

Among the Nawa women of Africa,it is considered attractive to have what done to the labia majora?

A)Surgically removed.
B)Left hairy.
C)Elongated
D)Tattooed

Question 67

Which one of the following standards for attractiveness is found in North American society but is rarely found in the rest of the world?

A)Attractive buttocks (tight buns)
B)The size and shape of the external genitalia of both females and males.
C)Emphasis on facial features- lips and eyes.
D)Low body weight for women.

Question 68

"Nice" Mangaian girls aged 13-20 usually

A)do not date before marriage
B)have 3-4 boyfriends before marriage
C)only have oral sex,not intercourse
D)are virgins until they get engaged

Question 69

Which statement regarding sexual attitudes would those living in Quebec possess compared to those in the rest of Canada?

A)That it's appropriate for 16-year-olds to have sex outside of marriage.
B)Believe that gay or lesbian relations are morally acceptable.
C)Believe that the use of contraception should never be used before the age of 16.
D)Believe that married men and women having an affair is morally acceptable.

Question 70

Which of the following is an accurate summary of the variations in sexual attitudes and behaviours across Canadian provinces?

A)inconsistencies in results suggest that there are more commonalities than differences across provinces
B)wide and consistent differences in sexual behaviours but not in sexual attitudes across provinces
C)wide and consistent differences in sexual attitudes but not in sexual behaviours across provinces
D)Quebecers are different on all sexual attitudes and behaviours from the rest of Canada

Question 71

Which sexual behaviour does not seem to vary across social class?

A)the percentage of people who had their first intercourse before age 16
B)the percentage of people who had intercourse in the last 12 months
C)the percentage of people who have ever had intercourse
D)the percentage of people who have had at least one sexually transmitted infection

Question 72

Which statement regarding sexual attitudes would those living in Quebec possess compared to those in the rest of Canada?

A)That it's appropriate for 16-year-olds to have sex outside of marriage.
B)Believe that gay or lesbian relations are morally acceptable.
C)Believe that the use of contraception should never be used before the age of 16.
D)Believe that married men and women having an affair is morally acceptable.

Question 73

Which of the following statements about same-sex sexual behaviour is FALSE?

A)Same-sex sexuality is found universally in all societies.
B)Some societies strongly disapprove of same-sex sexual behaviour for people of any age.
C)Same-sex behaviour is never the predominant form of sexual behaviour for adults in any society.
D)Same-sex sexual behaviour is accepted today by all societies.

Question 74

Before contact with Europeans,how could Indigenous populations be described?

A)Permissive in their sexual attitudes compared to European standards.
B)Restrictive in their sexual attitudes by European standards.
C)No different from Europeans in their attitudes about sexuality.
D)Living with no sexual rules.

Question 75

What is a major lesson that we can learn from examining sexual behaviour in other cultures?

A)All societies regulate the sexual behaviour of women in some way,but not that of men.
B)Learning is the biggest determinant of human sexual behaviour.
C)Realizing for the most part that there is relatively little variation across societies in human sexual behaviour which demonstrates the key importance of instinct and drive in human sexual behaviour.
D)Evidence from other societies and cultures,show that we differ significantly from other species of mammals.

Question 76

Which of the following is FALSE when comparing Canadians and Americans?

A)Canadians have lower rates of adolescent pregnancy.
B)Canadians have lower rates of sexually transmitted infections.
C)Canadians have lower rates of breast-feeding
D)Canadians have higher rates of approval of premarital sex

Question 77

Which of the following is TRUE with regards to sexual identity (gay,lesbian,bisexual,heterosexual)?

A)Sexual identity is universally seen as the product of personality traits.
B)Some cultures believe sexual identity is a product of the situation.
C)All cultures view sexual identity as a lifelong characteristic.
D)Western cultures are more likely to believe that sexual identity changes.

Question 78

What standard of attractiveness appears to be universal?

A)An attractive woman is a thin woman.
B)A poor complexion is considered unattractive.
C)Having large breasts and lips.
D)Having small ears and nose.

Question 79

When sexual behaviour is examined across cultures,which is the most strictly forbidden type of sexual contact?

A)homosexual
B)incest
C)extramarital
D)premarital

Question 80

By roughly what percentage,are Canadians more likely than Americans to believe that gay or lesbian relations are morally acceptable?

A)15%
B)30%
C)40%
D)50%