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Human Sexuality: Diversity in Contemporary America, 4/e

Brian Strong, University of California, Santa Cruz
Barbara Werner Sayad, California State University, Monterey Bay
Christine DeVault, Cabrillo College
William Yarber, Indiana University

Sexuality Over the Life Span

Multiple Choice Quiz

Choose the best answer


1	How does same-sex or other-sex childhood sexual exploration influence adult sexual orientation?
		A)	There is no hard evidence that such experiences influence adult sexual interests.
		B)	Extremely punitive parental responses may lead children to develop a phobia against one sex or the other.
		C)	Only homosexuals report arousal during childhood sex play with children of any sex.
		D)	There is a moderately strong relationships between same-sex childhood sex play and adult homosexuality.


2	Gay and lesbian adolescents:
		A)	usually do not experience same-sex attractions until their late teens and early twenties.
		B)	usually have heterosexual dating experiences and feel conflict because they always feel emotionally satisfied by them.
		C)	may feel their sexual orientation is an issue beginning as early as middle or late childhood.
		D)	embrace and celebrate their sexual orientation nearly all of the time.


3	Oral sex among teenagers in recent years has:
		A)	become more frequent.
		B)	become less frequent.
		C)	remained the same.
		D)	been eliminated.


4	All of the following have been identified as reasons why teenagers may plan to become pregnant, EXCEPT:
		A)	they are seeking exclusive and unconditional love.
		B)	they may seek to enhance their own sense of masculinity and femininity.
		C)	they may be attempting to stabilize a shaky relationship.
		D)	they may want the generous government support available for teen parents.


5	Which of the following rarely occurs in sex education classes for teens?
		A)	fear-based education
		B)	discussion of desire, pleasure, or sexual entitlement
		C)	discussion of abstinence
		D)	effective contraception information


6	How does the psychosexual development, and especially the ability to love, begin?
		A)	at conception, with division of the fertilized egg
		B)	at birth, with inspection of the infant's external genitals
		C)	in infancy, with loving touch and handling
		D)	in puberty with growing interest in sexual expression


7	A major shift in sexual values among the current generation of Americans involves:
		A)	maintenance of the polarization between love and sex.
		B)	a majority of those under 35 choosing not to marry.
		C)	the recognition of gay and lesbian marriages.
		D)	premarital sex becoming an accepted norm.


8	The process of personality and publicly acknowledging one's bisexual or homosexual orientation is called:
		A)	outing.
		B)	coming out.
		C)	self-labeling.
		D)	closeting.


9	Children who are curious about sex and who masturbate:
		A)	are normal.
		B)	need psychological counseling.
		C)	need to be told that this is ìbadî behavior.
		D)	probably are not getting normal affection from their parents.


10	Lesbians:
		A)	have virtually no ties with the gay male community.
		B)	tend to value the emotional quality of relationships more than the sexual components.
		C)	form shorter-lasting relationships than gay males.
		D)	usually disdain the idea of parenthood and family.


11	Cohabitation:
		A)	significantly increases the chance for later marital stability.
		B)	significantly decreases the chance for later marital stability.
		C)	has not proven to significantly increase or decrease the chance for marital stability.
		D)	increases for women but decreases for men the chance for later marital stability.


12	One important difference that exists between heterosexual and gay and lesbian couples is that:
		A)	gay and lesbian couples are less committed than heterosexual couples.
		B)	gay and lesbian couples tend to have ìbest-friendî or egalitarian relationships.
		C)	heterosexual couples emphasize love and are more romantic than lesbian or gay couples.
		D)	heterosexual couples are naturally inclined to settle down and start a family, whereas gay and lesbian ones are not.


13	Helene lived with Jim for two years beginning at age 19. When she was 24, she and Bill married. A few years after their divorce, at age 32, she began living with Michael and they plan to marry. Helene's way of life is best described as
		A)	serial monogamy.
		B)	confused.
		C)	intermittent cohabitation.
		D)	promiscuity.


14	The most significant factors affecting sexuality in older adults are:
		A)	diffusion of sexual feelings and decrease in physical attractiveness.
		B)	decrease in physical attractiveness and disinterest in sex.
		C)	health and partner availability.
		D)	inability of men to have erections and stereotypes about sex and the elderly.


15	A sexually healthy adult will:
		A)	appreciate one's own body.
		B)	enjoy and express one's sexuality throughout life.
		C)	demonstrate respect for people with different sexual values.
		D)	practice all of the above.

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