Deck 1: Exploring Human Sexuality: Past and Present

Question 1

In the text, what term refers to a trait exclusive to humans as opposed to humans and animals?

A) Sexuality
B) Sexual intercourse
C) Sexual instincts
D) Sex

Answer 1

A

Question 2

What best describes the term "platonic"?

A) The ancient Greek ideal of same-sex love
B) A loving friendship devoid of sexual contact or desire
C) A loving friendship that includes sexual contact
D) The ancient Hebrew reference to how marital love develops over time

Answer 2

B

Question 3

What was a main contribution of classical Greek culture toward sexuality in Western history?

A) It was the first civilization to have accounts of erotic writings, art, and carvings.
B) It was the first civilization to allow women more freedom of sexual expression.
C) It was one of the few major civilizations to approve of sexual relations with family members.
D) It was one of the few major civilizations to successfully institutionalize homosexuality.

Answer 3

D

Question 4

After 1670, which law was passed that criminalized marriage and sex between different races and cultures in the United States?

A) Comstock Law
B) Racial Justice Act
C) Anti-miscegenation laws
D) Equal Credit Opportunity Act

Question 5

What factor would be most important for a bride and groom in ancient Rome?

A) Strong feelings of romantic love during courtship
B) Expression of respect and mutual consideration for each other
C) Virginity at the time of marriage
D) Sexual monogamy within the relationship

Question 6

When humans began to walk upright, how did sexuality change?

A) The sense of smell became more important.
B) The placement of the genitals became less important for intercourse.
C) The role of female orgasm became a more common part of sexual contact.
D) Breast contact became less important.

Question 7

According to India's primary religious system of Hinduism and the concept of karma, what best describes the state of being a woman?

A) The supreme reincarnation
B) An opportunity to better oneself for a future life
C) Punishment for sins committed in previous lives
D) Punishment for being a male in previous lives

Question 8

If I held the belief that upon marriage, the husband and wife "become one" and that sex is acceptable only within a marital union, to which ancient culture would I most likely belong?

A) Greek
B) Roman
C) Hebrew
D) Egyptian

Question 9

What seems to be the most plausible reason that more is known about the history of male sexuality?

A) Research shows that sexual pleasure did not become important for women until shifts in societal views in the late 1800s.
B) Most historical information was intended to relate to both males and females but formal writing conventions used masculine-based language.
C) Historically, women's voices were often silenced, resulting in more information and accounts related to men's lives and experiences.
D) Women tend to prefer more privacy in their sexual lives; thus, less is known about them.

Question 10

What best describes the role of sexologists?

A) Prohibit unhealthy sexual behavior
B) Promote liberal views about sexuality
C) Ensure women and men have equal sexual rights
D) Engage in the scientific study of sexual behavior

Question 11

This cultural value commonly held by people in ancient Chinese civilizations helps explain why they believed that part of the procreative process was a natural blending of masculine and feminine principles (yin and yang).

A) Belief in the equality of men and women
B) Belief in the interdependence of all things
C) Belief in heterosexuality as the natural order of life
D) Belief in peace and harmony between men and women

Question 12

What is our best guess about the function of pederasty in ancient Greece?

A) It allowed women to have more power in the culture.
B) It allowed men to display their social and political power.
C) It made living conditions more pleasant for children.
D) It made living conditions more pleasant for slaves.

Question 13

What best describes most of the teen shows in the U.S.?

A) Teen shows are more likely than adult shows to show the risks associated with sexuality.
B) Teen shows are more likely than adult shows to have characters with diverse sexual identities.
C) Most teen shows contain minimal sexual content.
D) Most teen shows have high sexual content and minimal information on the risks associated with sexual activity.

Question 14

Between 1600 and 1800, with whom did the southern U.S. colonies have sexual contact before the influx of slaves from Africa?

A) Indentured servants
B) Prostitutes
C) All African females
D) None of the above

Question 15

If I held the belief that marriage and sexual relations are a way to improve my economic and social standing and that passion at the start of my marriage is not necessary, to which ancient culture would I most likely belong?

A) Greek
B) Roman
C) Hebrew
D) All of the above

Question 16

What best describes marriage and sexual relations in ancient Rome?

A) They involved couples coming together through passionate love.
B) They were seen as a means to improve one's economic and social standing.
C) They emphasized male dominance and a lack of respect for women.
D) They had many restrictions handed down from the rulers and leaders.

Question 17

Which of the following is true regarding the Kama Sutra ?

A) It gives instructions on many sexual positions.
B) It categorizes people based on the size of their genitals.
C) It provides guidance about how to make a good home and family.
D) All of these are true.

Question 18

Which of the following disciplines is NOT involved in the study of human sexuality?

A) Anthropology
B) Sexology
C) Political Science
D) All of these are involved.

Question 19

According to the text, most of sexuality is:

A) Biological
B) Psychological
C) Learned
D) Cultural

Question 20

What was a main contribution of Hebrew thought to sexual attitudes in the Western world?

A) The emphasis on sexual relations with family members
B) The prevalence of homosexual relationships as part of human nature
C) The prevalence of sex manuals with explicit pictures and instructions
D) The emphasis on sexual relations and love within a marital union

Question 21

According to the teachings of Martin Luther, how did Protestantism differ from the teachings of the Catholic Church?

A) Protestantism allowed divorce.
B) Protestantism permitted women to become clergy members.
C) Protestantism viewed adultery as the highest sin.
D) Protestantism taught that the only purpose of sex was reproduction.

Question 22

Which of the following best describes harems within traditional Islamic communities?

A) Places with orgies between groups of men and women
B) Places where women learned to become self-sufficient
C) Places restricted to lower-class women
D) Places for males to obtain the services of prostitutes

Question 23

What excuse did Whites give for stating that African slaves had loose morals?

A) That they were of a different race and culture
B) That women tended to have children from different fathers
C) That they were sexual slaves
D) That they were indentured servants

Question 24

Regarding early Islamic culture, all of these statements are true EXCEPT:

A) Rules of modesty were standard.
B) Powerful women often had strong informal power over husbands and male children.
C) Stories of female saints and female intellectuals were included in the Koran.
D) Laws did not provide any regulation related to sexuality.

Question 25

How did Protestant views in the early 16 ^th century differ from previous Christian views?

A) Sex in marriage was considered a means to reduce stress, avoid cheating, and increase intimacy.
B) Sex was seen as a natural expression among men and women and same-sex partners.
C) Males and females were valued equally, thus allowing women to serve important roles in the church.
D) All of these

Question 26

According to your textbook, why did St. Paul condemn sexuality?

A) He believed men and women should be held to the same standards.
B) He did not want love of humans to compete with love of God.
C) He believed that women were Godlike, therefore should not be touched.
D) He believed that giving into sexual temptation made people more like animals.

Question 27

What justification was given by Whites to isolate Black men from the community and lynch them?

A) That they had loose morals
B) That they had many wives
C) That they were kidnappers and thieves
D) That freed Black men would rape White women

Question 28

In early Chinese culture, what was TRUE related to the practice of polygamy?

A) It was looked down upon.
B) It was a common practice.
C) It was illegal.
D) It was only practiced by those in nobility.

Question 29

During the Renaissance, what is one reason women were thought of as peaceful, chaste, and faithful?

A) Christian belief during that time considered women superior to all creatures since they were created last.
B) Women did not engage in drinking during that time.
C) Women wore chastity belts, preventing them from committing sexual sins.
D) Women were the ones who gave birth.

Question 30

By the late Middle Ages, women were:

A) Elevated to a place of purity and considered almost perfect
B) Considered blank slates needing guidance about love from their husbands
C) Thought to be temptresses
D) Sent to convents to be cured of their natural tendencies to seduce men

Question 31

Early Christianity led to all of the following EXCEPT:

A) An association between the pleasure of sex and guilt
B) Prohibition against the use of contraception
C) An appreciation for the eroticism of women
D) Condemnation for masturbation

Question 32

Celia feels very conflicted about her sexuality. She enjoys sex on regular basis with her friend, Taylor, but at the same time feels guilty about having sex outside of a committed relationship. What term defines what Celia is experiencing?

A) Cognitive dissonance
B) Sexual identity confusion
C) The Electra complex
D) Moral rescission

Question 33

How did slaves try to protect their few social freedoms from Whites?

A) Protesting and marching for freedom
B) Using their constitutional rights
C) Killing the offenders
D) Regulating promiscuity by forcing men to take care of the women they impregnated

Question 34

According to the Christian Bible, what best describes Jesus's view on sexuality?

A) He taught that men should be held to the same standards of adultery, divorce, and remarriage as women.
B) He advised that women who were caught committing adultery should be stoned.
C) He generally condemned sexuality.
D) He established the Christian view of sexuality that dominated Western thought for the next 2,000 years.

Question 35

What best describes how semen was viewed in early Chinese civilization?

A) Evil and cursed
B) Sacred and precious
C) Unlimited
D) Passive or inferior to yin

Question 36

Sexual unions among slaves were difficult to maintain because:

A) Slaves were from different race and cultures.
B) The woman's body was legally owned by the White master.
C) They were servants.
D) They were oppressed.

Question 37

White Protestants considered religious Mexicans promiscuous because:

A) Mexican Catholics were fine with premarital sex.
B) Mexican Catholics did not consider it wrong to show affection.
C) Mexican Catholics considered it wrong to sing and dance in public.
D) Mexicans Catholics supported homosexuality.

Question 38

What describes the ritual act of sati among Indian women?

A) It is part of the process among families for arranging marriages.
B) It is part of the ceremony in which young prepubescent girls participate to protect their virginity.
C) It is the tradition of widows throwing themselves on their husbands' burning funeral pyres.
D) It is the tradition of a woman taking over the family business after the death of her husband.

Question 39

During the Middle Ages, whom would a man enlist before marriage to help teach him the secrets of love and the ways of restoring potency?

A) Penitent
B) Eunuch
C) Physician
D) Entremetteuse

Question 40

According to Thomas Aquinas, using sex in unnatural ways is immoral. What did he consider the worst of all sexual sins?

A) Homosexuality
B) Masturbation
C) Adultery
D) All sexual sins were considered equally wrong.

Question 41

The Comstock Act of 1873 prohibited:

A) Sexual slavery of women in marriage
B) Sexuality without love
C) Articles about contraception and abortion
D) Sexual exploitation

Question 42

What is one way that Margaret Sanger influenced sexuality history?

A) She wrote The Feminine Mystique .
B) She was considered the first female sexologist.
C) She spoke across the U.S. in favor of the Comstock Laws.
D) She was an advocate for birth control.

Question 43

In early Puritan communities, all of the following were true EXCEPT:

A) Men were obligated to have intercourse with their wives.
B) Mild sexual transgressions, such as intercourse during menstruation, were tolerated.
C) The death penalty was given for sodomy, bestiality, adultery, and rape.
D) Premarital sexual relations were permitted.

Question 44

The Free Love Movement criticized all of the following EXCEPT:

A) Rejection of marriage between different races
B) Sexual exploitation of slaves
C) Sexual slavery of women in marriage
D) Sexuality without love

Question 45

Two important events that set the stage for the 1960s sexual revolution were:

A) The discovery of antibiotics and development of other media.
B) Increased drug use and passage of the Civil Rights Act.
C) Introduction of miniskirts and increased focus on celebrities.
D) Woodstock and the introduction of Playboy magazine.

Question 46

How did the Planned Parenthood organization begin?

A) As a place women went for abortions in the 1920s
B) As a health clinic for prostitutes and drug addicts during the 1960s
C) As a birth control clinic in New York
D) As a clinic where married couples went for advice and counseling related to sexual problems

Question 47

In the mid-1900s, many policies and laws were implemented against homosexuals, such as:

A) Slavery laws
B) The policies of Prince Morrow
C) The Free Love Movement
D) Immigration restrictions and banning homosexuals from military service

Question 48

The purpose of anti-miscegenation laws was to make _______ illegal.

A) Contraception
B) Interracial sex
C) Abortion
D) Premarital sex

Question 49

How did the feminist movement contribute to the development of women's sexuality?

A) It advocated for sexual satisfaction among women.
B) It helped to outlaw abortion with Roe v. Wade in the 1970s.
C) It emphasized that all women should be wives and mothers.
D) It encouraged women to value their virginity.

Question 50

According to your text, which woman's work had the most profound influence on women's sexuality for the first half of the 20 ^th century?

A) Virginia Johnson
B) Gloria Steinem
C) Queen Victoria
D) Margaret Sanger

Question 51

The Comstock Act of 1873:

A) Allowed people access to contraception if they were married.
B) Outlawed the mailing of articles on contraception.
C) Outlawed prostitution.
D) Made homosexual relations among consenting adults legal.

Question 52

The Mattachine Society for homosexual rights was founded in 1951 by:

A) Prince Morrow
B) Harry Hay
C) Gerald Comstock
D) Glen Grey

Question 53

How did the arrival of the medical model of sexuality at the end of the 19 ^th century impact views of sexuality in the United States?

A) Physicians advocated for self-restraint and abstention from masturbation.
B) Physicians encouraged divorce for unhappy marriages.
C) Physicians urged men and women to masturbate to relieve sexual tension.
D) Physicians viewed sexual passion as normal and healthy, especially for women.

Question 54

In 1949, a Newsweek article portrayed homosexuals as:

A) Immoral
B) Chaste
C) Sex murderers
D) Evil

Question 55

In 1973, the American Psychiatric Association:

A) Removed homosexuality from its list of psychiatric disorders
B) Added homosexuality to its list of psychiatric disorders
C) Released a report on the well-being of children with gay parents
D) Concluded that homosexuality was caused by environmental factors

Question 56

How did the liberalization of sexual conduct after the Revolutionary War affect sexuality in the United States?

A) Extramarital affairs were rarely heard of.
B) Contraception such as condoms was readily available.
C) Birth rates increased dramatically.
D) The church strengthened its power related to sexuality during this time.

Question 57

What is TRUE about the relationship between White settlers and minority groups in the U.S.?

A) White settlers admired the Mexican people's ability to show affection in public.
B) There was a higher rate of prostitution and venereal diseases among slaves than Whites.
C) Native Americans were criticized for their attitudes toward premarital sex and practice of polygamy.
D) Whites and minorities were seen as having similar sexual needs, desires, and values.

Question 58

What is important about the Stonewall Riot of 1969?

A) Politicians paraded through the streets of San Francisco in support of gay rights.
B) Shopkeepers denied service to gays, which resulted in active resistance from the gay community.
C) The gay community resisted police brutality during a raid at a New York bar.
D) Lesbians and gays went on the attack against each other.

Question 59

In early Puritan culture, the practice of bundling referred to:

A) When young couples were allowed to share a bed as long as they were clothed and wrapped in sheets
B) The first night spent as a married couple when the marriage was consummated
C) The punishment given to a woman for cheating on her husband
D) The punishment given to people who were caught having premarital sex

Question 60

What was one result of the Social Hygiene Movement?

A) Prostitution was temporarily legalized.
B) Sexuality education in schools was abolished.
C) Laws were passed mandating STI testing before marriage.
D) Masturbation was seen as the best way to prevent sexually transmitted infections.

Question 61

Same-sex marriage has been legal in the United States since 2015, when the _______ ruled that state-level bans were unconstitutional.

A) High Court
B) Federal Court
C) Supreme Court
D) State and Territorial Courts

Question 62

Margaret Sanger worked with Katherine Dexter McCormick to build the:

A) Birth Control League
B) Malthusian League
C) Premier League
D) Lucy Stone League

Question 63

The modern movement that formed sexual revolution began in:

A) Los Angeles
B) New York
C) Albuquerque
D) San Francisco

Question 64

In the first half of the 20th century, who influenced women's sexuality and helped women learn how to protect themselves from pregnancy?

A) Margaret Sanger
B) Helen Gurley Brown
C) Joan Garrity
D) Emmeline Pankhurst

Question 65

In which year was same sex marriage legalized by the Supreme Court?

A) 2016
B) 2013
C) 2015
D) 2011

Question 66

Who coined the term "sexual revolution"?

A) Wilhelm Reich
B) Alfred Kinsey
C) Dr. William Masters
D) Virginia Johnson

Question 67

What is the name of the lesbian organization which was founded in 1955 by four lesbian couples?

A) Daughters of Bilitis
B) Equality Now
C) Gay Rights National Lobby
D) Gay & Lesbian Victory Fund

Question 68

Which of the following helped set the stage for the sexual revolutions of the 1960s?

A) The discovery of antibiotics, which led to decreased fears about STIs
B) The rise of hippie culture
C) The Vietnam War
D) World War II

Question 69

Which of the following massage techniques was classified as a medical procedure and mostly prescribed for women diagnosed with hysteria?

A) Clitoral massage
B) Holistic massage
C) Yoni massage
D) Vulvar massage

Question 70

A bill ending the __________ was signed by President Obama in 2010 as a first step toward increasing equality for gays and lesbians.

A) Anti-equality policy
B) Free Love Movement
C) Gay Rights National Lobby
D) "Don't ask, don't tell" policy

Question 71

In which year did the American Psychiatric Association drop hysteria as a diagnosis?

A) 1952
B) 1940
C) 1958
D) 1960

Question 72

Who established Playboy magazine in 1953?

A) Hugh Heffner
B) Helen Gurley Brown
C) Joan Garrity
D) David Reuben

Question 73

In which year did the Victorian era (referring to the time period in which Queen Victoria ruled) begin?

A) 1837
B) 1860
C) 1865
D) 1880

Question 74

Which of the following was once considered the symptom of miscellaneous gynecological problems?

A) Feeling faint
B) Fluid congestion
C) Insomnia
D) All the above

Question 75

The women's suffrage movement has struggled for women:

A) To have equal rights with men
B) To have the right to vote
C) To have the right to work for equal pay
D) All the above

Question 76

Which of the following led to the liberation of female sexuality in the 1960s?

A) The introduction of the contraceptive pill
B) The portrayal of women in the movies
C) Female workers being allowed in mainstream employment
D) None of the above

Question 77

Which of the following statements is false according to 20th-century feminism?

A) The theory of the political, economic, and social equality of the sexes
B) The belief that feminism has made great cultural and political strides
C) The belief that men and women should not have equal rights and opportunities
D) The belief that feminism has changed the nature of American society and sexual behavior

Question 78

In which year was the name of Margaret Sanger's Birth Control League changed to the Planned Parenthood Federation of America?

A) 1960
B) 1942
C) 1957
D) 1948

Question 79

In which region was the death penalty applied for sodomy, bestiality, adultery, and rape?

A) New England
B) New York
C) Columbia
D) Washington

Question 80

Among which category of women in the Victorian Era was the rate of hysteria diagnosis "normal"?

A) Unmarried women
B) Virgin women
C) Married women
D) Widowed women