322 BIO QUIZ 12 - SPRING 2009
Question 1
Marks: 1
According to the reading, which of the following are TRUE?
Choose at least one answer.
a. During the industrial revolution, upper-class women began to enter the
workforces as valued laborers.
b. Compulsory heterosexuality, the idea that heterosexuality is a "default" sexual
orientation, has contributed to the subjugation of women in our society.
c. "Male" traits, such as hiding emotions, aggressiveness and confidence are a result
of innate biological differences between men and women.
d. Men have been seen as more culturally "valuable" because of their prescribed role
as a family breadwinner.
Correct
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Question 2
Marks: 1
Homophobia/homonegativity:
Choose at least one answer.
a. may result in people being discriminated against or even physically abused
b. cannot be internalized by people who are attracted sexually to the same sex
c. may cause people to deny their feelings
Correct
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Question 3
Marks: 1
Which of the following are TRUE?
Choose at least one answer.
a. After undergoing sex change procedures AJ simply switched sexual labels.
b. AJ regards sexual labels as difficult and confusing.
c. AJ's marriage is legally recognized because his partner is a male to female
transsexual.
d. Prior to realizing he was misgendered, AJ believed he was a lesbian.
e. AJ always had a clear understanding of the differences between the terms sexual
orientation and gender identity.
Correct
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Question 4
Marks: 1
We learned from our guest speaker on transgender issues:
Choose at least one answer.
a. All transgendered individuals undergo hormone therapy and eventually have
surgery.
b. It is possible for transgendered individuals to want and have children.
c. One's gender identity is separate and distinct from their sexual orientation.
d. There are multiple terms trangendered individuals use to identify themselves
(queer, transsexual, transgendered, etc.).
Correct
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Question 5
Marks: 1
In class we discussed how sex roles are maintained in society. Which of the following are
TRUE?
Choose at least one answer.
a. Sex role stereotypes are reinforced by advertising and the media.
b. By believing the sex role stereotype images presented in media, society
perpetuates the assigned sex roles.
c. Friends and family help maintain sex role stereotypes by treating males and
females differently.
d. It is very easy to break out of a sex role stereotype without repercussions from
those around you.
Correct
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Question 6
Marks: 1
The Lecture Guide explores several studies looking into what might cause an individual
to feel affectionate and have sexual attractions to members of the same sex. Which of the
following are true regarding these studies?
Choose at least one answer.
a. It is clear from these studies that homosexuality is caused by biological factors
only.
b. It is clear from these studies that homosexuality is caused by psychosocial factors
only.
c. We do not know what causes homosexuality; rather it appears to be a feeling that
emerges within an individual.
d. An ethical issue brought up in studies of sexual orientation is the possibility some
would want to use the results to try and "change" an individual based on a "flaw" in
their genetics or upbringing.
Correct
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Question 7
Marks: 1
Which of the following are TRUE?
Choose at least one answer.
a. Androgynous individuals reflect an apperance which is both masculine and
feminine or who appear to be neither or both a boy and a girl or feel free to use
masculine and feminine characteristics.
b. FTM refers to Female to Male transsexuals; MTF refers to Male to Female
transsexuals.
c. Transphobia is the groundless fear and hatred of cross dressers, transsexuals and
gender-benders and what they do, and every thing that results from this fear/hatred,
from disrespect to denial of rights and needs, to violence.
d. Cross-living is living part-time in the biological gender, generally after a sex
change operation.
e. Sexual orientation, gender identity and gender role are all components of sexual
identity. While they are separate components they are closely related.
Correct
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Question 8
Marks: 1
Problems with strong sex-role socializations or sex typing include:
Choose at least one answer.
a. men are not permitted to show their full humanity; they have to fit neatly into the
masculine box.
b. women are not given the opportunity to reach their full potential.
c. men and women are treated as equals.
d. strongly sex-role typed individuals are typically less competent.
Correct
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Question 9
Marks: 1
Kinsey's research on sexual behavior:
Choose at least one answer.
a. Showed that by middle age 50% of men and 20% of women have had some overt
same-sex sexual experience.
b. Led to the development of the Kinsey Scale, a 7 point scale with 0 being
exclusively heterosexual behavior and 6 being exclusively homosexual behavior and
everything in between being ambisexual behavior.
c. Led Klein to develop a grid that takes into account the past, present and future (or
ideal) and seven factors including fantasy.
Correct
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Question 10
Marks: 1
Which of the following are TRUE?
Choose at least one answer.
a. People adopt their gender (sex) role in varying degrees, from strongly conforming
(hypermasculine or hyperfeminine) to strongly rejecting (gender benders).
b. Androgyny is the ability to use "masculine" and "feminine" The traits
interchangeably.
c. older a person is, the more rigid their view of sex roles.
d. Many cultures have different expectations for each gender; for example, the
Tchambuli have the reverse sex roles of our culture (men are expected to be
nurturing, women are expected to be aggressive).
Correct
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Question 11
Marks: 1
According to the reading, achievements for women in the 21st century has:
Choose at least one answer.
a. Allowed for equal pay in all areas for men and women.
b. Resulted in egalitarian household roles.
c. Resulted in higher proportion of women college students.
d. Contributed to the formation of a national health insurance program for all
women with the children.
Correct
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Question 12
Marks: 1
Penile implants can be used for FTM (Female to Male) transsexuals, and men who have
permanent erectile dysfunction.
Answer:
True False
Correct
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Question 13
Marks: 1
Homophobic oppression/ compulsory heterosexuality:
Choose at least one answer.
a. helps to maintain sex role behavior in a society by making non-homosexual as
well as homosexual or bisexual individuals afraid of doing anything that might
make them appear to be non-heterosexual.
b. is almost non-existent in the media.
c. is when a teenager is called names such as "fag" or "dyke" if their sex role
behavior is not stereotypical for their sex.
Correct
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Question 14
Marks: 1
According to the reading, obstacles that men and women encounter in our society
include:
Choose at least one answer.
a. Often receiving less cuddling warmth and nurturing as a babies and children.
b. Feeling pressure to hold back emotions.
c. Continuously earning less per dollar than women.
d. Often unattainable expectations of masculinity.
Correct
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Question 15
Marks: 1
Which of the following are TRUE?
Choose at least one answer.
a. The Kinsey Scale rates only behavior; many people fall somewhere between 1
and 5 (ambisexual behavior).
b. The Klein Grid measures 7 attributes of sexuality including fantasy and breaks
each attribute out further based on past, present and ideal.
c. We live in a society in which homosexuality is viewed positively.
d. As discussed in class, self-labeling is what is most important when defining
someone as gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgendered, queer, etc.
Correct
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Question 16
Marks: 1
From the guest lecture by AJ we know the following:
Choose at least one answer.
a. AJ knew from the time he was a small child he was transgender.
b. AJ knew he was different during high school but did not know what made him
different.
c. AJ came out as a lesbian first because the only thing he knew that was different
was sexual orientation.
d. AJ realized he was not a lesbian when he heared his first transgender speaker to
whom he could relate.
e. For AJ himself sex roles are not so important.
f. AJ and his spouse do not find labeling helpful for their relationship.
Correct
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Question 17
Marks: 1
In regards to transsexual surgery:
Choose at least one answer.
a. A penis is difficult to create.
b. In FTM phalloplasty surgery, a penile implant will be necessary for erection.
c. In MTF vaginoplasty surgery, use of a vaginal stint will be necessary to maintain
the vaginal opening.
d. These surgeries are not very expensive and rarely have complications
e. In FTM treatment, taking testosterone enlarges the clitoris so that surgery to
create a penis may not be chosen.
Correct
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Question 18
Marks: 1
Sex role stereotypes:
Choose at least one answer.
a. contribute to misunderstandings of men and women in society.
b. are okay, as long as you're born male.
c. continue to persist in advertising, role modeling and much of the western culture.
Correct
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Question 19
Marks: 1
Which of the following is true about transgendered individuals?
Choose at least one answer.
a. In some cultures transgenderists are seen as a third sex, and may hold a very
important place in the society.
b. All transgendered individuals have surgery.
c. Being transgendered is all about the individual's sexual orientation.
d. There are different types of transgender individuals.
Correct
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Question 20
Marks: 1
Which of the following are TRUE?
Choose at least one answer.
a. Sexual orientation is by whom an individual meets his or her needs for intimacy,
nurturance and eroticism.
b. Behavior is a "choice," such as the behavior of "coming out of the closet." How
one feels on the inside is not a "choice".
c. In some cultures, people see the inserter in anal sex as non-gay and the insertee as
gay.
d. Heterosexism is a term that describes an open and diverse society in which no
individual's sexual orientation is thought about or questioned or assumed to be a
particular way.
Correct
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Question 21
Marks: 1
Examples of expressing homophobia include:
Choose at least one answer.
a. Using the term "gay" to describe something or someone negatively i.e. saying
"That is so gay".
b. Shouting verbal assaults, such as "Fag," "Dyke," or "Queer", at people assumed to
be gay.
c. Going to a LGBT student group to volunteer on a committee supporting equality.
d. Beating people up (using physical violence) because they are transgendered, gay,
lesbian or bisexual, or appear to be, based on stereotypes.
Correct
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