 |
| 1 | |
As explained in "Darwin's Truth, Jefferson's Vision," the theory of sociobiology holds that human behavior is largely dependent on: |
| | A) | cultural conditions. |
| | B) | individual family dynamics. |
| | C) | evolution. |
| | D) | threats from humans. |
|
|
|
| 2 | |
Taboos, as explained in "Don't Even Think About It!" relate to: |
| | A) | superstitious customs. |
| | B) | long-standing habits. |
| | C) | respecting boundaries. |
| | D) | natural laws. |
|
|
|
| 3 | |
Changes in attitudes toward death, as presented in "Mortality Around the World," particularly in industrialized countries, have come about in large part because of: |
| | A) | evolving medical technologies. |
| | B) | a willingness to abandon older superstitions surrounding death. |
| | C) | an unwillingness to accept the death of loved ones. |
| | D) | a decline in religious beliefs. |
|
|
|
| 4 | |
Most people, as described in "Marks of Mystery," react to others' scars with: |
| | A) | revulsion. |
| | B) | pity. |
| | C) | fascination. |
| | D) | scorn. |
|
|
|
| 5 | |
The culture of honor, as stated in "Men, Honor and Murder," is a social system that encourages men to react to insults and slights: |
| | A) | by walking away. |
| | B) | by plotting revenge on the offender. |
| | C) | with violence or the threat of it. |
| | D) | by publicly humiliating the offender. |
|
|
|
| 6 | |
According to "We Are Training Our Kids to Kill," many of today's children have become desensitized to violence due to: |
| | A) | abuse at home. |
| | B) | bullying behavior witnessed in school. |
| | C) | the easy availability of guns in our society. |
| | D) | violent portrayals in the media. |
|
|
|
| 7 | |
Changes in attitudes concerning the abuses women frequently suffer in prison, as described in "Stopping Abuse in Prison," have come about as a result of all the following factors except: |
| | A) | attention from human rights groups. |
| | B) | an increase in prison violence as women retaliate against their attackers. |
| | C) | recent lawsuits filed by female prisoners. |
| | D) | changes in government policies. |
|
|
|
| 8 | |
The fastest growing segment of the computer industry, as identified in "Can Hackers Be Stopped?" is the area of: |
| | A) | creating hacking programs. |
| | B) | Internet security. |
| | C) | data storage equipment. |
| | D) | Internet commerce. |
|
|
|
| 9 | |
According to "Stolen Identity," most victims do not realize they have had their identities stolen until: |
| | A) | their property is repossessed. |
| | B) | their wages are garnished for payment. |
| | C) | they try to apply for new credit themselves. |
| | D) | their bank charges them for repeated bounced checks. |
|
|
|
| 10 | |
The root of contemporary problems with marriages and families, as presented in "The Problem With Marriage," is: |
| | A) | a lack of religion in daily life. |
| | B) | growing violence in the outside world. |
| | C) | the emphasis on gender within marriage. |
| | D) | the belief that other relationships can be equally satisfying. |
|
|
|
| 11 | |
According to "I'm O.K. You're O.K. So Who Gets the Kids?" Florida law made the custody battle between Hector and Young even more difficult because the courts: |
| | A) | always award custody to the mother. |
| | B) | grant primary custody to the parent with the largest income. |
| | C) | prefer to place the child with one primary caretaker, rather than grant joint custody. |
| | D) | were unwilling to consider allegations of longstanding abuse and neglect within the family. |
|
|
|
| 12 | |
In the Supreme Court case Loving v. Virginia, as described in "How Are We Doing with Loving?" the court ruled that: |
| | A) | the children of an interracial couple were illegitimate. |
| | B) | interracial couples must be protected against bias under Civil Rights laws. |
| | C) | the Virginia law prohibiting interracial marriage was unconstitutional. |
| | D) | states had the authority to pass laws restricting marriages as they saw fit. |
|
|
|
| 13 | |
The practice of polygamy, as described in "The Perils of Polygamy," appears to be on the rise: |
| | A) | throughout the U.S. population. |
| | B) | among Mormons. |
| | C) | within some recent immigrant populations. |
| | D) | across Europe. |
|
|
|
| 14 | |
Violence against women, as described in "The Consequences of Violence Against Women," should best be seen as a problem: |
| | A) | of low income and education. |
| | B) | best dealt with by individual families and communities. |
| | C) | that results in lasting problems primarily for the children exposed to this violence. |
| | D) | that affects society at large. |
|
|
|
| 15 | |
Lion Apparel, as reported in "An American Sweatshop," produces: |
| | A) | military uniforms. |
| | B) | swimsuits. |
| | C) | casual clothing. |
| | D) | a high priced line of designer clothing. |
|
|
|
| 16 | |
The greatest environmental concern related to the coal industry facing the Appalachian region in West Virginia, as described in "Razing Appalachia," is: |
| | A) | strip mining. |
| | B) | underground mining. |
| | C) | mountaintop removal. |
| | D) | pollution from abandoned mines. |
|
|
|
| 17 | |
After the massive recall of bacteria-contaminated beef, as described in "It's What's for Dinner," Hudson Foods' original plan for the ground meat was to: |
| | A) | dispose of it in a landfill. |
| | B) | burn it. |
| | C) | cook it and resell it for prepackaged foods. |
| | D) | sell it uncooked in overseas markets. |
|
|
|
| 18 | |
The greatest threat to high quality health care in the United States, as maintained in "What Doctors Don't Know," is the: |
| | A) | growing number of uninsured. |
| | B) | finding that scientifically-supported information on how best to care for patients is not being put into practice by doctors. |
| | C) | increasing number of lawsuits brought by people who do not believe that their managed care plans have their best interests in mind. |
| | D) | growing distrust people have in their doctors. |
|
|
|
| 19 | |
According to "Sex @ Work," sexual-harassment law is difficult to define because: |
| | A) | men view harassment differently than women. |
| | B) | the law is constantly evolving as new cases come before the court and new precedents are set. |
| | C) | what constitutes discrimination should not be based on personal relationships. |
| | D) | there is no standard measurement for what is considered harassment. |
|
|
|
| 20 | |
As cited in "Addicted," research indicates that a key factor in a wide range of addictions is: |
| | A) | brain chemistry. |
| | B) | age at first use. |
| | C) | moral weakness. |
| | D) | stress. |
|
|
|
| 21 | |
As explained in "Passion Pills," Viagra and the other vasodilators improve sexual functioning by: |
| | A) | increasing testosterone levels. |
| | B) | increasing estrogen levels. |
| | C) | eliminating genital discomfort. |
| | D) | enhancing blood flow. |
|
|
|
| 22 | |
As reported in "Crank," crank, or methamphetamine, has become so prevalent because it: |
| | A) | is very simple to make. |
| | B) | is chic. |
| | C) | is not addictive. |
| | D) | gives the same high as heroin. |
|
|
|
| 23 | |
According to "More Reefer Madness," the use of marijuana in U.S. society has given rise to: |
| | A) | mental illness among regular users. |
| | B) | insanity among policy makers. |
| | C) | increased violent crime. |
| | D) | severe public health problems. |
|
|
|
| 24 | |
As described in "Beyond Legalization: New Ideas for Ending the War on Drugs," one of the few areas of drug-policy reform where there is agreement among liberal thinkers concerns: |
| | A) | legalizing or decriminalizing drugs. |
| | B) | investing government funds in purchasing and destroying the excess drug supply. |
| | C) | reducing the overall number of arrests. |
| | D) | strengthening mandatory-minimum sentencing laws. |
|
|
|
| 25 | |
As explained in "Where'd You Learn That?" typically, adolescents today are learning about sex from all of the following sources except: |
| | A) | television. |
| | B) | movies. |
| | C) | their friends. |
| | D) | their parents. |
|
|
|
| 26 | |
The greatest factor to impact the sex trade in recent years, as identified in "The Sex Industry," has been: |
| | A) | decriminalization efforts in many countries. |
| | B) | a growing acceptance of pornography as a healthy outlet for sexual expression. |
| | C) | recent corruption scandals involving high-level politicians and prostitutes. |
| | D) | the globalization trend. |
|
|
|
| 27 | |
Almost all of the women who have written on the topic of prostitution, as described in "Who Owns Prostitution--And Why?" have agreed that: |
| | A) | prostitution should be legalized. |
| | B) | the government should take a more active role in regulating the trade. |
| | C) | sex workers should not be held criminally liable for their activities. |
| | D) | it is primarily men who are in favor of decriminalizing prostitution. |
|
|
|
| 28 | |
As described in "The Pleasure of the Pain," the essential component of sadomasochistic sexual experiences is: |
| | A) | feeling pain or restrained by bondage. |
| | B) | the loss of control felt by one of the partners. |
| | C) | the anticipation of the encounter. |
| | D) | feelings of shame and guilt after the experience. |
|
|
|
| 29 | |
Members of the "ex-gay" movement, as described in "Gay No More?" believe that homosexuality: |
| | A) | is a personal choice. |
| | B) | does not really exist. |
| | C) | is a mental disorder. |
| | D) | can be alternated with heterosexual expressions of sexuality. |
|
|
|
| 30 | |
According to "Idleness and Lawlessness in the Therapeutic State," many of the people in today's society that are idle have been diagnosed as: |
| | A) | psychotic. |
| | B) | having a learning disorder. |
| | C) | schizophrenic. |
| | D) | depressed. |
|
|
|
| 31 | |
According to "Social Anxiety," social phobia begins: |
| | A) | as anti-social behavior. |
| | B) | because of childhood abuse. |
| | C) | with genetic mutations. |
| | D) | as simple shyness. |
|
|
|
| 32 | |
One of the first barriers to treating eating disorders, as identified in "Dying to Be Thin," is getting affected people to: |
| | A) | see a physician for any reason. |
| | B) | understand the damage they are doing to their health. |
| | C) | admit that they have a problem with eating. |
| | D) | accept their natural body weight. |
|
|
|
| 33 | |
Some doctors and researchers, as reported in "The Infection Connection," now believe that minor infections can be the cause of the later development of: |
| | A) | cancer. |
| | B) | heart disease. |
| | C) | diabetes. |
| | D) | mental illness. |
|
|
|
| 34 | |
Tipper Gore, as reported in "Mental Health Reform," has helped the cause of mental health treatments by disclosing: |
| | A) | the shame she always felt about mental-health issues. |
| | B) | family histories of mental illness. |
| | C) | her own bouts of depression. |
| | D) | the treatment she is currently undergoing for anxiety. |
|
|
|
| 35 | |
According to "Where Bias Begins: The Truth About Stereotypes," stereotypes are: |
| | A) | used only by bigoted people. |
| | B) | consciously held beliefs. |
| | C) | unconsciously used by most people. |
| | D) | fairly harmless. |
|
|
|
| 36 | |
According to "Corporate Welfare," hundreds of companies are on the dole to the tune, per year, of every American's paycheck for: |
| | A) | two weeks. |
| | B) | one week. |
| | C) | one month. |
| | D) | one-and-one-half weeks. |
|
|
|
| 37 | |
Most of the decline in the welfare caseload in Missouri, as stated in "Plucking Workers," is due to: |
| | A) | job placement programs. |
| | B) | job training seminars. |
| | C) | sanctions resulting in loss of benefits. |
| | D) | family and community assistance. |
|
|
|
| 38 | |
As described in "Does Silencio = Muerte?" one of the difficult problems encountered in educating the Spanish-speaking population about the dangers of AIDS is the: |
| | A) | refusal of people to take the messages seriously. |
| | B) | lack of information in the community concerning AIDS. |
| | C) | scarcity of HIV in the Latino community. |
| | D) | scattering of this population among the English-speaking community. |
|
|
|
| 39 | |
As explained in "Hunger in America," chronic hunger in the United States most particularly affects: |
| | A) | young children. |
| | B) | the homeless. |
| | C) | recent immigrants. |
| | D) | the homebound elderly. |
|
|
|
| 40 | |
As explained in "Q. Should Juries Nullify Laws They Consider Unjust or Excessively Punitive?" jury nullification takes place when a jury: |
| | A) | finds a defendant sympathetic. |
| | B) | finds a law to be unjust. |
| | C) | rewards a defendant for his or her crime. |
| | D) | does not believe the prosecution has provided enough evidence of the defendant's guilt. |
|
|
|
| 41 | |
Most people are in favor of the death penalty, as described in "The Wrong Men on Death Row," because they believe that: |
| | A) | some criminals do not deserve to live. |
| | B) | the right person is always executed. |
| | C) | imposing the death penalty will deter future crimes. |
| | D) | executions cost the state far less than lifetime incarceration. |
|
|
|
| 42 | |
The atrocities committed by the Serbian army against the Kosovo Albanians, as maintained in "Crimes of War," appear to be part of a systematic plan because: |
| | A) | Serbian fighters have described the same conditions. |
| | B) | recent documents have been found outlining the planned abuses. |
| | C) | reports of the abuses are notably similar in their descriptions. |
| | D) | the attacks follow the patterns seen earlier in Bosnia. |
|
|
|
| 43 | |
U.S. investors, as described in "Yakuza Inc.," are now spending billions of dollars in Japan on: |
| | A) | new construction. |
| | B) | helping the government reform its financial institutions. |
| | C) | weakening the hold of organized crime. |
| | D) | portfolios of bad loans. |
|
|
|
| 44 | |
Prostitution in Thailand, as maintained in "Bitter Harvest," primarily involves: |
| | A) | European women. |
| | B) | young men. |
| | C) | young girls. |
| | D) | high-priced Thai women. |
|
|
|
| 45 | |
The best hope of halting the spread of the AIDS virus worldwide, as maintained in "Is AIDS Forever?" is likely to be: |
| | A) | a vaccine against the virus. |
| | B) | development of more effective treatments. |
| | C) | widespread education programs. |
| | D) | donations of money to developing nations to train their medical workers in diagnosing and treating AIDS. |
|
|
|
| 46 | |
The agency responsible for the return of U.S. children abducted and taken to a foreign country, as explained in "State Abandons Kidnapped Kids," is: |
| | A) | the Federal Bureau of Investigation. |
| | B) | Congress. |
| | C) | the State Department. |
| | D) | the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. |
|
|
.