Deck 5: Children Yes or No

Question 1

After much thought,James and Tiana who both have jobs,have decided not to have children.Which of the following is LEAST likely to be a factor in their decision?

A) They want to avoid a conflict between work and family responsibilities.
B) They are worried that having a child will damage the husband-wife relationship
C) They are afraid of the stigma they will experience if they have children.
D) They want to keep their options open for new experiences.

Answer 1

C

Question 2

According to the text,during boom times,what do women tend to do in terms of having children?

A) have their first child earlier than in poor economic times
B) have their first child later than in poor economic times
C) postpone having a child because so many are employed
D) have their first child earlier because their biological clock is ticking

Answer 2

A

Question 3

According to the text,what does the myth of motherhood state?

A) Motherhood is an instinct that can fulfill a woman in a unique way.
B) Motherhood is a hassle and has to be survived for the good of society.
C) Motherhood conflicts with career plans and must be suppressed.
D) The more children a woman has, the more successful a mother she is.

Answer 3

A

Question 4

Which factor is probably NOT involved in the cost of raising a child?

A) the need to have a parent at home after school
B) what families think they should provide for their children
C) the costs of goods and services such as daycare
D) increased need to educate children technically

Question 5

According to the text,why did having many children make sense in an earlier rural economy?

A) There was always plenty of food to eat.
B) People had limited access to contraceptives.
C) Children and animals are natural companions.
D) Children provided the best social security system.

Question 6

Dylan and Sondra have decided not to have children.Which of the following is UNLIKELY to be one of the reasons for this decision?

A) They worry that they will not stay as close to each other emotionally.
B) Sondra does not want to give up her career.
C) Dylan and Sondra wish to keep their options open for the future.
D) They think they are too young to be good parents.

Question 7

According to the text,in recent years,what has happened to the size of the Canadian family?

A) It has been shrinking.
B) It has been expanding.
C) It has been staying about the same.
D) It has been expanding for younger couples.

Question 8

According to the text,in the mid-19th century,what were children considered?

A) a financial liability instead of a resource
B) an important source of cheap labour
C) too weak and immature to hold jobs
D) emotionally rather than economically valuable

Question 9

The number of children born to unmarried parents has increased.Which group had the greatest increase in such births?

A) teen mothers
B) women over 35
C) common-law partners
D) divorced women

Question 10

According to the text,how have women who choose not to have children often been considered?

A) antisocial or psychologically defective
B) clever to plan their careers carefully
C) smart because they avoid the problems of child rearing
D) unfortunate because they are unfulfilled

Question 11

Which of the following happened before contraception was legalized in Canada in 1969?

A) Couples were unable to practise birth control.
B) There were no family-planning clinics.
C) Abortions were a legal way to end unwanted pregnancies.
D) Women obtained contraceptives through sympathetic doctors.

Question 12

Lise and Michel are considering whether they should have a child soon.Because their careers are important to them,according to the text,what are they likely to do?

A) have a child earlier because they can support one
B) have several children close together so they can keep each other company
C) postpone having a child until Lise is in her 30s
D) use a surrogate mother so that Lise can continue working

Question 13

According to the text,what is an event that signals a change in status?

A) a social script
B) a marker event
C) role overload
D) passing

Question 14

Which of the following is NOT a factor in the recent drop in birthrate?

A) the older age when women have their first child
B) the increase in working wives and mothers
C) the cost of raising and educating children
D) the extreme youth of first-time mothers

Question 15

When did the birth rate in Canada show its sharpest drop?

A) following the legalization of birth control
B) following the legalization of abortion
C) after World War II
D) after the introduction of sterilization

Question 16

According to the text,what are medical science's two major effects on the birth rate?

A) contraception and abortion
B) contraception and reduced infant mortality
C) longevity and reduced infant mortality
D) abortion and reduced infant mortality

Question 17

According to the text,what is the cause of much of the decline in the number of children a woman has?

A) an increase in infertility
B) the decision to postpone children
C) the teenage pregnancy rate
D) a belief in one-child families

Question 18

In Canada,who are the majority of children born out of wedlock?

A) children born to teen parents
B) children born to common-law parents
C) children born into poverty
D) children born in Quebec

Question 19

When did birth control become legal in Canada?

A) 1948
B) 1953
C) 1969
D) 1975

Question 20

According to structural-functional thought,what does a complete family include besides mother and father?

A) six children of both sexes
B) a boy and a girl
C) several sons
D) a number of daughters

Question 21

According to the text,what is a major practical issue for lesbians who want to have children?

A) winning the support of their extended family
B) deciding how to go about having one
C) deciding how to support a child as a single mother
D) finding a donor for artificial insemination

Question 22

After Annika and Ben underwent fertility tests,they learned that Ben is infertile.According to the text,what is likely to happen?

A) Ben is likely to feel a lower sense of self-worth.
B) Their sex life will improve because they don't have to worry about pregnancy.
C) They will plan intercourse when Annika is most fertile.
D) They will probably use a surrogate mother.

Question 23

Laurie decided to place her baby for adoption after much soul searching because she is convinced that this plan was the best for herself and for her son.According to the text,what is likely to happen?

A) Laurie is likely to be happy that she is free of responsibility.
B) Laurie is likely to continue her life as if nothing happened.
C) Laurie is likely to experience a continuing sense of loss.
D) Laurie is likely to forget the entire episode.

Question 24

According to the text,which of the following BEST describes foundling homes,which were set up to care for abandoned children?

A) They had a high success rate in raising productive adults.
B) They had high standards of health care and education.
C) They had high staff-child ratios.
D) They had high mortality levels.

Question 25

According to the text,what is the current trend in adoption?

A) Adoptions of all kinds are increasing.
B) Mother give up older children more often.
C) Fewer babies are available.
D) Birth mothers never meet adoptive parents.

Question 26

Abortion has raised many questions.According to the text,which of the following appears to be answered in Canada?

A) is abortion moral?
B) when does life begin?
C) is abortion legal?
D) how late can an abortion occur?

Question 27

According to the text,what happens when women have an unwanted pregnancy nowadays?

A) They are stigmatized by society for illegitimacy.
B) They usually place their babies for adoption.
C) They have more options now because of changing attitudes.
D) They have fewer choices because of changes in the law.

Question 28

According to the text,which of the following is NOT a moral issue concerning abortion?

A) the point at which human life begins
B) the concerns about the safety of early abortion
C) the principle as to whether the mother's or child's life has priority
D) the right of a woman to control her reproductive system

Question 29

Where was Anne sent in Anne of Green Gables,by Lucy Maud Montgomery?

A) an orphanage
B) a foster home
C) an overseas adoptive family
D) a maternity home

Question 30

According to the text,which of the following is NOT an option when an unwanted pregnancy occurs?

A) adoption
B) infanticide
C) abortion
D) keeping the baby

Question 31

According to the text,which of the following BEST describes foster care?

A) It provides a permanent home for a child.
B) It is seen as a temporary solution.
C) It requires children to work for their keep.
D) It never provides payments for child care.

Question 32

Why is it impossible to know how many unwanted children are born?

A) No figures are kept of the number of abortions performed.
B) Most parents claim to love their children.
C) Many children are raised by extended family.
D) Any child born within marriage is assumed to be wanted.

Question 33

What have Aboriginal peoples traditionally done in terms of their children?

A) looked after children within the extended family
B) placed children for adoption with non-Aboriginal families
C) sent unwanted children to residential schools
D) allowed same sex couples to parent children

Question 34

According to the text,what was one problem with many of the foster families where children were placed in the past?

A) the failure of parents to teach children good work habits
B) the demand for girls, which made it hard to find homes for boys
C) the desire of parents to have a baby who would be like their own
D) the lack of screening and supervision to ensure children were not abused

Question 35

According to the text,why do women usually feel the lack of children more than men?

A) They have been socialized to believe they achieve full worth only as mothers.
B) They see infertility as an assault on their husband's manhood.
C) They feel that their childlessness is the price of monogamy.
D) The balance of power in the family shifts toward the husband.

Question 36

Deborah and Jason's first child inherited Tay-Sachs disease (a fatal genetic disorder)and died at the age of four.After genetic counselling,they decided that Deborah should have amniocentesis during her next pregnancy.What would this allow them to do?

A) have an abortion if the fetus had inherited the disease
B) be certain that a healthy child would be conceived
C) test the embryo for Tay-Sachs disease before it was implanted in Deborah's uterus
D) treat the baby for the disease immediately after it was born

Question 37

Anisah and Amir have been trying unsuccessfully to have a baby.As a result of the social norm that married couples have children,according to the text,how do they probably feel?

A) They consider the medical investigation intrusive.
B) They find sexual activity less spontaneous.
C) They will rethink how important parenthood is to them.
D) They have a reduced sense of self-worth.

Question 38

According to child experts,which of the following is UNTRUE in a large family?

A) Resources must be spread farther.
B) Children have lower intelligence.
C) Children are more prone to accidents and physical problems.
D) Children have more emotional problems.

Question 39

What is the procedure in which some of the fluid surrounding the fetus is drawn off and examined under a microscope?

A) amniocentesis
B) germ-line therapy
C) marker event
D) in-utero examination

Question 40

In which of the following cases are legal rights and responsibilities transferred from one set of parents to another?

A) foster care
B) adoption
C) in vitro fertilization
D) baby farming

Question 41

According to the text,what is one major reason for children entering the foster care system nowadays?

A) They have behaviour problems.
B) Their parents have died.
C) They are living in extreme poverty.
D) They believe their parents are unfit.

Question 42

According to the text,which of the following was one real-life extreme example of a sperm bank?

A) one that stored sperm from men who were terminally ill or comatose
B) one that provided sperm from gay men to lesbians wishing children
C) one that encouraged do-it-yourself insemination by clients
D) one that preserved sperm from outstanding scientists and professionals

Question 43

Which of the following is NOT an assisted reproductive technology?

A) in vitro insemination.
B) surrogate motherhood
C) in vitro fertilization
D) artificial insemination

Question 44

According to the text,which of the following is NOT a factor influencing the success of in vitro fertilization?

A) the woman's age
B) whether donor eggs are used or the woman's own
C) the number of embryos transferred
D) whether a woman's partner's sperm is used or a donor's sperm

Question 45

What is the legal transfer of the parent-child relationship to another set of parents called?

A) foster care
B) baby farming
C) surrogacy
D) adoption

Question 46

What is the procedure in which a woman's eggs are fertilized with a man's sperm in a lab dish?

A) artificial fertilization
B) germ-cell cloning
C) artificial womb
D) in vitro fertilization

Question 47

According to the text,which skills do foster parents require today?

A) no more than any other parent because children are children
B) the ability to provide long-term care and support until the child is an adult
C) special child-management skills because many foster children have problems
D) the same skills as adoptive parents because there is no difference between them

Question 48

According to the text,what is one barrier to feeling that a foster child is one's own?

A) the cut-off from birth parents
B) the temporary nature of foster care
C) the attachment of the foster child to one's own children
D) the desire to adopt the foster child

Question 49

When a pregnant woman is carrying several fetuses,what is one procedure used to improve their chances of survival?

A) selective reduction
B) DNA analysis
C) amniocentesis
D) sperm sorting

Question 50

According to the text,what happened before there was adoption legislation?

A) No adoptions were possible.
B) People used an indenture of adoption.
C) Raising the child oneself was the only option.
D) Only informal adoptions were made.

Question 51

Kathryn and Nathan have learned that Nathan is infertile.According to the text,which procedure are they most likely to use in order to have a child?

A) in vitro fertilization
B) artificial insemination
C) cloning
D) a host womb

Question 52

Sometimes couples undergoing fertility treatment feel as if the doctor is watching them over the bedpost.What is the result?

A) Their spontaneity increases.
B) Their sex life can suffer.
C) The infertile partner gains power.
D) They check to make sure she isn't there.

Question 53

According to the text,what did a major change in adoption practice since the 1960s involve?

A) reducing intercountry adoptions for political reasons
B) permitting wealthy parents to buy a baby on the Internet
C) modifying the idea of who would make good adoptive parents
D) choosing adoption rather than raising the baby oneself

Question 54

According to the text,because there is a scarcity of healthy white babies available for adoption,what are some parents tempted to do?

A) illegally adopt internationally
B) illegally become foster parents
C) buy them illegally on the black market
D) apply for a butterbox baby

Question 55

According to the text,which of the following is a valid criticism of adopting children from Third World countries?

A) Adopters do not care about the welfare of these children.
B) Countries are being robbed of a valuable human resource.
C) Babies cannot adjust to a new environment.
D) The children are needed to provide child labour.

Question 56

According to the text,which of the following is TRUE about adoption in Canada today?

A) There are many more children adopted each year than are waiting for adoption.
B) Most eligible children are adopted in Canada.
C) It is difficult to know how many domestic adoptions occur in Canada.
D) Babies are more often available in Canada than from other countries.

Question 57

According to the text,when agencies started placing children for adoption,what did the agencies do?

A) They tried to place guaranteed babies with ideal parents
B) They failed to screen either children or adopters
C) They placed any child who could benefit from a permanent home
D) They looked for weird parents for weird kids

Question 58

According to the text,why are children most likely to enter foster care these days?

A) They are orphaned.
B) Their parents are unmarried.
C) Their parents are poor.
D) They are victims of neglect or abuse.

Question 59

Kari Anne and Brendan are planning to adopt a child from a Third World country.Which of the following will LEAST likely be a reason for their decision?

A) concern for the welfare of children abroad
B) a concern about imperialism
C) the difficulty of adopting a baby in Canada
D) the desire to be parents

Question 60

According to the text,what is the current definition of an adoptable child?

A) one with only minor mental and physical problems
B) one with correctable physical problems
C) one who is able to benefit from a permanent home
D) a healthy child under the age of seven years

Question 61

Now that the human genome has been mapped,new techniques of manipulating DNA are possible.Which of the following is permitted under the Assisted Human Reproduction Act?

A) combining human and animal genetic material
B) germ-line therapy to cure genetic disorders
C) cloning of a human being
D) embryo experimentation for 10 days after fertilization

Question 62

What is a genetically identical copy of a cell or an organism?

A) a germ-line copy
B) a dizygotic twin
C) a clone
D) déja vu

Question 63

It is possible to arrange adoptions with varying degrees of openness or contact.According to the text,which of the following is TRUE of such agreements?

A) They are always arranged by adoption agencies.
B) They cannot be legally enforced by either party.
C) They are enforced through provincial adoption registries.
D) They are legal only in Alberta and British Columbia.

Question 64

According to the text,which of the following happens to children conceived by donor insemination?

A) They are often not told about their biological parents.
B) They are discriminated against socially because they are different.
C) They have a right to meet their biological fathers when they turn 18.
D) They are usually given full information about their genetic background.

Question 65

Emily was conceived by in vitro fertilization using a donated embryo,which was then implanted in a surrogate mother.According to the text,what is a serious issue for her welfare?

A) determining who her genetic parents are
B) determining who is legally responsible for supporting her
C) allowing her to have contact with her surrogate mother
D) ensuring she meets her biological parents

Question 66

Pierre's adoptive parents had an open adoption agreement with his biological mother.However,he is six years old and has never met her. Why is this likely to be the case?

A) Open adoption agreements cannot be legally enforced.
B) Most birth mothers usually prefer to remain anonymous to their adopted children.
C) Most adopted children are reluctant to hurt their adoptive parents and thus do not seek contact with their biological ones.
D) Open adoption records are sealed until a child turns 18.

Question 67

What does the Assisted Human Reproduction Act state?

A) Fees paid to a surrogate mother are illegal.
B) The current level of secrecy in surrogacy must be maintained.
C) Donors, surrogates, and intentional parents must meet face-to-face.
D) Identifying information must be shared with parents and children.

Question 68

Emily is pregnant,single teenager who would like to sign an adoption agreement allowing her next-door neighbors to adopt her baby. Why would the Canadian courts prevent this?

A) Emily's parents must agree to support the adoption.
B) Emily is too young to consent to the adoption procedure.
C) A birth mother cannot consent to adoption unless the birth father has also agreed
D) A birth mother cannot consent to adoption until after her child is born.

Question 69

According to the text,which of the following is NOT considered a problem with surrogate motherhood?

A) Pregnancies occur in only 25 percent of the cases.
B) Only the rich can afford reproductive services.
C) The surrogacy contract may not be enforceable.
D) Surrogacy is a form of prostitution.

Question 70

Which of the following occurs under Canadian divorce law?

A) Only the man who fathers a child biologically is responsible for child support.
B) A man who has treated a child as his own is regarded as a parent.
C) A child carried by a surrogate can be ruled nobody's child.
D) It is necessary to separate different kinds of parenthood to determine custody.

Question 71

Matthew and Anita are foster parents of five-year-old Emily.According to the text,which of the following probably applies to them?

A) They are comfortable with the social script for foster parents.
B) They question the social norms guiding foster parenthood.
C) They feel a lack of fit with the social script.
D) They feel as if they are Emily's biological parents.

Question 72

Although the pill is popular,many couples now use ____________________ when they have as many children as they want.

Question 73

In recent years,the size of the Canadian family has been ____________________.

Question 74

According to the text,what happens when making designer babies?

A) The process depends on the quality of donor egg and sperm.
B) The process relies on frequent use of ultrasound.
C) The process is highly predictable.
D) The process does not produce guaranteed results.

Question 75

According to the text,in a conflict between individual rights and social policy,what is essential?

A) that governments set rules for who can become a parent
B) that women over 55 years be allowed to use IVF
C) that the family relationships of children be protected
D) secrecy be maintained in assisted human reproduction

Question 76

What is the goal of germ-line therapy?

A) to clone a human being
B) to substitute a healthy gene for a defective one
C) to treat a defect in a baby before he or she is born
D) to find a universal vaccine against viruses

Question 77

According to the text,when sperm or eggs are taken from comatose or dead individuals,what might cause problems?

A) splitting the parents
B) contract validity
C) informed consent
D) embryo destruction

Question 78

What is an issue common to children in foster and adoptive families and those conceived through birth technologies?

A) whether they should be able to have contact with a birth or genetic parent
B) whether they should be able to have access to agency paperwork about their parents
C) whether they should be able to learn whether they have been subjected to prenatal diagnosis
D) whether they should be able to be placed in the joint custody of all their parents

Question 79

According to the text,in which of the following is protection for children probably weakest?

A) adoption
B) foster care
C) surrogacy
D) stepfamily

Question 80

According to the text,why has the Assisted Human Reproduction Act been challenged?

A) Some sections deal with federal rather than provincial powers.
B) Some of the principles are unconstitutional.
C) It doesn't cover all types of assisted reproduction.
D) It sets forth guidelines based on current technologies, not ones that will be available in the future.