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1
As stipulated in “The Social Construction of Gender,” social expectations about what is properly masculine and feminine are communicated to us through:
A)self-adjusting brain chemistry.
B)our DNA.
C)the socialization process.
D)random events.
2
As analyzed in “The Social Construction of Gender,” when both parents are out with their toddler, and the toddler is allowed to be out of the stroller, the mother is much more likely to be the parent pushing the empty stroller, which demonstrates the mother’s:
A)need for control.
B)presumed role of “servant.”
C)attachment to child-care roles.
D)unwillingness to challenge the father’s lack of helpfulness.
3
As claimed in “The Social Construction of Gender,” because mothers are much more likely than fathers to engage in and manage child care, mothers are also more likely to gender-type their children.
A)True
B)False
4
According to “Framed before We Know It,” in order to establish social relations with others, we need to:
A)find common ground.
B)categorize self and others.
C)agree on the purpose of the interaction.
D)find others like ourselves.
5
As presented in “Framed before We Know It,” primary frames for organizing social relations in the United States include all of the following [except]:
A)age.
B)race.
C)gender.
D)income.
6
As argued in “Framed before We Know It,” a person who does not subscribe to gender stereotypes does not need to take those stereotypes into consideration during his or her interactions with others.
A)True
B)False
7
According to “Gender is Powerful,” feminism experienced so much success partly because
A)Men welcomed their wives joining the labor force
B)Women convinced men to join in the fight
C)Women in various situations fought for what was most important to them
D)Women are inherently good political organizers
8
According to “Gender is Powerful,” feminism has been successful partially because women in different social and political situations have fought for what they valued.
A)True
B)False
9
According to “The World, the Flesh and the Devil,” the worst killing ground for witches during the 300 years of witch hunts in Europe was:
A)England.
B)France.
C)Germany.
D)Austria.
10
As claimed in “The World, the Flesh and the Devil,” recent scholars of European demonology have noted that the Malleus Maleficarum, or “Hammer of Witches,” was primarily an:
A)assault on women.
B)explanation of witchcraft.
C)attempt to elevate the role of free-thinking women in society.
D)attempt to instruct about correct belief.
11
As argued in “The World, the Flesh and the Devil,” the Malleus Maleficarum supports the notion that misogyny was the preeminent factor behind the European witch hunts.
A)True
B)False
12
As related in “A Case for Angry Men and Happy Women,” while working on his dissertation at Arizona State, cognitive psychologist D. Vaughn Becker determined that the biggest predictor of how quickly and accurately people identify facial expressions is the expression-maker’s:
A)age.
B)eyes.
C)ethnicity.
D)gender.
13
As claimed in “A Case for Angry Men and Happy Women,” the percentage of violent crimes that men (rather than women) commit is approximately:
A)100 percent.
B)85 percent.
C)72 percent.
D)54 percent.
14
As noted in “A Case for Angry Men and Happy Women,” facial-expression researcher Karen Schmidt is convinced that faces do not have gender.
A)True
B)False
15
As presented in “Beauty, Gender and Stereotypes: Evidence from Laboratory Experiments,” labor market studies have shown that:
A)attractive people earn more than unattractive people.
B)attractive women earn more than attractive men.
C)unattractive people must work harder than attractive people to earn the same amount.
D)age and experience count more towards earnings than does gender.
16
As noted in “Beauty, Gender and Stereotypes: Evidence from Laboratory Experiments,” with regard to similarities and differences between individuals, psychological studies have shown that:
A)meeting someone who is “different” reinforces negative stereotypes.
B)people tend to favor those who are similar to themselves.
C)the behavior of others has no bearing on how they are perceived.
D)people tend to favor those who are different from themselves.
17
As claimed in “Beauty, Gender and Stereotypes: Evidence from Laboratory Experiments,” the authors’ study found that women overall are considered more attractive than men.
A)True
B)False
18
As presented in “I’m Not a Very Manly Man,” the subjects profiled express:
A)hegemonic masculinity.
B)subjective experiences of masculinity.
C)alternative sexuality.
D)femininity.
19
According to “I’m Not a Very Manly Man,” when John described concepts of masculinity, he focused primarily on:
A)behavior and choice.
B)physical characteristics.
C)similarities between masculinity and femininity.
D)compensating for his non-masculine attributes.
20
As defined in “I’m Not a Very Manly Man,” androgyny refers to embodying either all traditionally masculine or all traditionally feminine traits.
A)True
B)False
21
As indicated in "Gender and Group Process: A Developmental Perspective," the most robust manifestation of gender during childhood is:
A)toy preferences.
B)tendency to segregate in same-sex groups.
C)knowledge of gender stereotypes.
D)personality traits.
22
As pointed out in "Gender and Group Process: A Developmental Perspective," playtime interactions among girls are characterized by:
A)direct aggression.
B)competition.
C)collaborative discourse.
D)ego displays.
23
As noted in "Gender and Group Process: A Developmental Perspective," tendencies toward same-sex social preferences are unique in Western cultures.
A)True
B)False
24
As reported in "Gender Bender," William G. Reiner's research suggests that:
A)genetic, hormonal, and social factors are equally important in determining gender identity.
B)children embrace the gender identity in which they are brought up.
C)in cases where gender is in question, children should be raised female.
D)biology programs children to eventually identify as either male or female.
25
As noted in "Gender Bender," research done by Sheri Berenbaum at Pennsylvania State University:
A)involved only male subjects.
B)involved male and female subjects.
C)found that social influences are important determinants of gendered behavior.
D)found that prenatal hormones are the only determinants of gendered behavior.
26
As stated in "Gender Bender," Shari Berenbaum's study identified gender identities using a variety of questionnaires.
A)True
B)False
27
As reported in "The Secret Lives of Single Women," the reality of American women and singleness includes that:
A)the majority of American women over 45 are single.
B)American women are now likely to spend more years single than with a significant other.
C)there are no correlations between singleness and health.
D)there are no correlations between singleness and finances.
28
As noted in "The Secret Lives of Single Women" regarding the social relationships of women ages 40 to 69, the AARP study found the largest percentage of women:
A)have no desire to date at all.
B)are trying to find a life mate.
C)are dating non-exclusively.
D)are cohabiting.
29
As pointed out in "The Secret Lives of Single Women," single women were more likely than married women to report being lonely.
A)True
B)False
30
According to “Goodbye to Girlhood,” experts are concerned that girls at younger and younger ages are being encouraged by marketers and media images to:
A)be sexy.
B)deny their sexuality.
C)hate their gender.
D)emulate boys.
31
As claimed in “Goodbye to Girlhood,” the average age that girls become concerned about looking good for others is:
A)7
B)12
C)18
D)4
32
As noted in “Goodbye to Girlhood,” young boys and girls are equally sexualized in current marketing campaigns and media messages.
A)True
B)False
33
According to "Teenage Fatherhood and Involvement in Delinquent Behavior," the consequences for teen fathers are similar to those observed for teen mothers and include all of the following except:
A)reduced educational attainment.
B)poorer health.
C)greater financial hardship.
D)less stable marriage patterns.
34
The main concern of the Rochester Youth Development Study, as explained in "Teenage Fatherhood and Involvement in Delinquent Behavior," was to assess:
A)antisocial behavior.
B)abuse rates.
C)the effect of domestic violence.
D)alcohol and substance abuse.
35
The link between delinquent behavior and becoming a teen father is far more significant than the link between violent behavior and teen fatherhood, as noted in "Teenage Fatherhood and Involvement in Delinquent Behavior."
A)True
B)False
36
As explored in "How Many Fathers Are Best for a Child?" the view of parenthood held by the Barì tribe of Venezuela is that:
A)more than one man can be the biological father of a child.
B)a child has one biological father but may have more than one social father.
C)all children hold all the adults in the community as their collective parents.
D)the child's primary father is designated by the mother, who chooses among her many lovers.
37
One implication of the Barì's family structures for U.S. society, as depicted in "How Many Fathers Are Best for a Child?" is that:
A)societies where women have greater sexual freedom may be more harmonious.
B)non-nuclear family structures may not be socially damaging.
C)it is critical that the state should play a role in governing sexual norms.
D)women's eventual economic equality with men is an evolutionary certainty.
38
Historic oppression by outsiders, as presented in "How Many Fathers Are Best for a Child?" may underpin the evolution of the Barì's family structure.
A)True
B)False
39
As cited in “What Autistic Girls Are Made Of,” because there are so many fewer females with autism, Ami Klin, director of Yale’s autism program, refers to autistic girls as:
A)missing in action.
B)the autistic elite.
C)the most special of the special.
D)research orphans.
40
According to “What Autistic Girls Are Made Of,” since being recruited to work with autistic children in 1990, professor of psychiatry and pediatrics Janet Lainhart has been interested in the relationship between autism and:
A)hormonal development.
B)Down syndrome.
C)puberty.
D)depression.
41
As observed in “What Autistic Girls Are Made Of,” while some women with Asperger’s marry and have families, men with Asperger’s almost never do.
A)True
B)False
42
As explained in "Learning and Gender," in order to monitor gender differences in classroom achievement, a "brain-based" approach relies on:
A)standardized test scores.
B)grades.
C)diagnosed learning disabilities.
D)brain scans.
43
As noted in "Learning and Gender," a brain-based approach to gender variations in learning was implemented in the 1990s, when it became clear that:
A)boys and girls differed significantly in academic achievement.
B)future teachers were not being trained in learning differences between the genders.
C)boys were failing high school classes at alarming rates.
D)girls were not entering college in expected numbers.
44
As reported in "Learning and Gender," girls tend to provide richer and more detailed sensory information in their writing than do boys, which results in higher grades.
A)True
B)False
45
According to “Educating Girls, Unlocking Development”, research indicates that completion of primary school is strongly associated with:
A)earlier age of marriage.
B)earlier age of first birth.
C)higher lifetime fertility.
D)improved lifetime earnings.
46
As pointed out in “Educating Girls, Unlocking Development”, the worst shortfalls in primary education are in Africa and:
A)South Asia.
B)Central America.
C)Central Europe.
D)South America.
47
As stated in “Educating Girls, Unlocking Development”, increasing mothers’ schooling cuts expected infant mortality rate.
A)True
B)False
48
As stated in "Boys and Girls Together: A Case for Creating Gender-Friendly Middle School Classrooms," the goal of making classrooms appropriate for both genders is to:
A)treat boys and girls equally.
B)use gender-neutral pronouns whenever possible in class materials.
C)create equity by addressing the particular needs of each sex.
D)make boys and girls work together on all class projects.
49
As pointed out in "Boys and Girls Together: A Case for Creating Gender-Friendly Middle School Classrooms," when teachers plan learning experiences that favor one sex, they are:
A)discriminating against the other sex.
B)doing a great thing for the other sex.
C)boring the other sex.
D)embarrassing the other sex.
50
As noted in "Boys and Girls Together: A Case for Creating Gender-Friendly Middle School Classrooms," there is something toxic about middle school.
A)True
B)False
51
As presented in “Female Faculty in Male-Dominated Fields: Law, Medicine, and Engineering,” the “myths of neutrality and universality” involve the concept that:
A)all academic fields are open equally to everyone.
B)education is a universal right.
C)gender is a neutral characteristic.
D)certain academic fields are the purview of privileged white males.
52
According to “Female Faculty in Male-Dominated Fields: Law, Medicine, and Engineering,” the most important requirement for tenure is:
A)teaching.
B)scholarship.
C)fitting in.
D)service.
53
As noted in “Female Faculty in Male-Dominated Fields: Law, Medicine, and Engineering,” racial and gender equality increases as one goes up the educational hierarchy.
A)True
B)False
54
According to “Scaling the Ivory Towers,” the impact of the Title IX legislation has been:
A)elemental.
B)felt only at colleges and universities.
C)to slow the progress of women of color.
D)rejected in the idle West and South.
55
When, the year before Title IX was passed, the author of “Scaling the Ivory Towers” took a faculty position at a college, she felt:
A)shunned by the undergraduates.
B)warmly welcomed by her colleagues.
C)like someone with a day pass at a men’s club.
D)feminists had attained all their major goals.
56
As noted in “Scaling the Ivory Towers,” despite Title IX, women still represent less than 50 percent of enrolled undergraduates.
A)True
B)False
57
Comparing married and single men, the author of "The Emperor's New Woes" notes that married men:
A)work shorter hours.
B)earn more money.
C)give more to charity.
D)work up the career ladder more slowly.
58
As reported in "The Emperor's New Woes," changes that occur when men get married include that they:
A)become more conventional.
B)become less religious.
C)become more liberal.
D)are more likely to engage in risky behavior.
59
As stated in "The Emperor's New Woes," the fathers of today consider themselves an upgrade over the previous generation.
A)True
B)False
60
As defined in “The Media Depiction of Women Who Opt Out,” the “opt-out revolution” refers to the increase in women who:
A)remain single and childless.
B)choose a career over home and family.
C)reject traditionally “female” careers.
D)leave the workforce to become a full-time parent.
61
As noted in “The Media Depiction of Women Who Opt Out,” media portrayals of women who “opt out” have focused on women who are:
A)white.
B)working class.
C)of color.
D)homosexual.
62
As presented in “The Media Depiction of Women Who Opt Out,” the vast majority of women who opt out express only positive sentiments about their decision.
A)True
B)False
63
Back in the 1970s, as presented in “Great Expectations,” a close confidante of the vice president offered the opinion that a woman would never be able to serve as president because:
A)women were subject to hormones that made them unstable.
B)no man would ever cast a vote for a woman.
C)women were unable to obtain the necessary education.
D)they lacked the strength to make difficult decisions.
64
Transformational leaders, as described in “Great Expectations,” have adopted all of the following strategies except:
A)leading by example.
B)empowering subordinates.
C)responding positively to criticism.
D)focusing on the future.
65
In spite of her powerful role as publisher of the Washington Post, as noted in “Great Expectations,” Katharine Graham did not break any feminist ground in creating new, women-focused policies at the newspaper.
A)True
B)False
66
According to “Labor Markets, Breadwinning, and Beliefs,” as women’s presence in the labor force has increased, men’s general ideology has become more:
A)sexist.
B)inflexible.
C)egalitarian.
D)competitive.
67
As claimed in “Labor Markets, Breadwinning, and Beliefs,” men are less likely than women to espouse an egalitarian ideology because:
A)traditional gender roles serve men’s interests.
B)women are taking jobs away from men.
C)men are unable to recognize the value of additional household money.
D)new associated cultural beliefs have undermined the male role as primary breadwinner.
68
As noted in “Labor Markets, Breadwinning, and Beliefs,” as more women enter the workforce, the majority of men are taking on additional household and child-rearing chores.
A)True
B)False
69
Anthropologists have long documented the universal importance of menstruation, as described in "A Woman's Curse?" by exploring how menstruation is incorporated into:
A)religious celebrations.
B)daily life and cultural ideologies.
C)historical myths and legends.
D)legal and medical practices.
70
The taboos surrounding menstruating women in many cultures, as explained in "A Woman's Curse?" mark these women as:
A)impure and polluting.
B)fertile and desirable.
C)controlled more by bodily functions than intellect.
D)the property of the community at large.
71
Very few mammals apart from humans, as noted in "A Woman's Curse?" undergo cyclical changes in the endometrium.
A)True
B)False
72
According to “Body Dissatisfaction in Adolescent Females and Males,” one of the most consistent research findings over time in the study of adolescents is the:
A)prevalence of body-related concerns.
B)rejection of societal body norms.
C)absence of body-related concerns.
D)prevalence of a positive body image.
73
As claimed in “Body Dissatisfaction in Adolescent Females and Males,” as an appropriate physique for women, Western culture currently endorses:
A)an hourglass shape.
B)an ultra-thin figure.
C)a muscular physique.
D)slight plumpness and roundness.
74
As noted in “Body Dissatisfaction in Adolescent Females and Males,” reducing body dissatisfaction can prevent depression and eating disorders in adolescents.
A)True
B)False
75
As explained in "When Sex Hurts," fibroids are non-cancerous masses of tissue that grow:
A)alongside the fallopian tubes.
B)in the bladder.
C)inside the uterus.
D)around the ovaries.
76
Symptoms of interstitial cystitis, as provided in "When Sex Hurts," include all of the following _except:_
A)very frequent urination.
B)joint pain.
C)burning and pressure before urination.
D)chronic lower abdominal pain.
77
Although medical advances have made it easier to diagnose common reasons for sexual pain and discomfort, as noted in "When Sex Hurts," there are few effective treatments.
A)True
B)False
78
As presented in “Health Behaviors, Prostate Cancer, and Masculinities,” men’s health behaviors, particularly in Australia, are directly connected to the:
A)availability of health care.
B)risk of developing certain male-specific diseases.
C)dominant ideals of masculinity.
D)importance society places on wellness behaviors.
79
As argued in “Health Behaviors, Prostate Cancer, and Masculinities,” most theories regarding men’s health behaviors have historically focused on:
A)perceived risk.
B)men’s healthcare beliefs and practices.
C)social conditioning.
D)cultural influence.
80
As stated in “Health Behaviors, Prostate Cancer, and Masculinities,” drinking, smoking, and other risky health behaviors were seen by the men profiled as necessary to maintain a masculine image.
A)True
B)False
81
Gender, as described in “(Rethinking) Gender,” is increasingly seen as a complex interplay among all of the following except:
A)biology.
B)personal choice.
C)genes.
D)hormones.
82
One way that parents treat boys and girls differently, as cited in “(Rethinking) Gender,” is that they typically:
A)become more impatient with crying boys.
B)encourage boys to eat more.
C)talk more to girls.
D)put girls to bed earlier.
83
Almost all of the states, as mentioned in “(Rethinking) Gender,” have enacted antidiscrimination laws to protect transgender individuals.
A)True
B)False
84
As defined in “Progress and Politics in the Intersex Rights Movement,” the term “intersex” refers to congenital sex anatomy that is:
A)neither male nor female.
B)both male and female.
C)atypical for males or females.
D)surgically altered at birth.
85
As outlined in “Progress and Politics in the Intersex Rights Movement,” one tenet of “patient-centered care” involves:
A)immediate surgical intervention to normalize infants born with intersex conditions.
B)minimizing the information given to parents of intersex infants to avoid upsetting them.
C)applying a standard definition of “normal” to all individuals.
D)delaying elective treatments until the patient can participate in the decisions.
86
As argued in “Progress and Politics in the Intersex Rights Movement,” the standards for identifying intersex conditions have been clearly defined by the medical profession and have attained global acceptance by almost all physicians.
A)True
B)False
87
As described in “What Do Women Want?,” researchers measuring women’s arousal to visual stimuli found that women’s physical arousal patterns:
A)reflected their sexual orientation.
B)did not coincide with their self-reports of arousal.
C)were slow, weak, and erratic.
D)were almost identical to their self-reports.
88
As presented in “What Do Women Want?,” research on heterosexual women has found that the higher the sex drive, the greater the attraction to:
A)men.
B)women.
C)both sexes.
D)animals.
89
As noted in “What Do Women Want?,” a person’s sexual behavior generally reflects his or her underlying desires.
A)True
B)False
90
As noted in "Women's Sexuality as They Age: The More Things Change, the More They Stay the Same," the National Council on Aging Survey showed that the majority of women over age 60:
A)would like to have more sexual relations.
B)would like to have less sexual relations.
C)find their sex lives more satisfying than when they were younger.
D)are happy with their present level of sexual activity.
91
As reported in "Women's Sexuality as They Age: The More Things Change, the More They Stay the Same," the greatest limitation of the Tremin Trust Research Program on Women's Health is:
A)chronological limitation.
B)lack of diversity among participants.
C)lack of diligence of participants in record keeping.
D)lack of resources for data analysis.
92
As pointed out in "Women's Sexuality as They Age: The More Things Change, the More They Stay the Same," a significant relationship has been found between poor body image and decreased sexual satisfaction.
A)True
B)False
93
As revealed in "Peer Marriage," the secret to the success of peer unions appears to be:
A)parity of salaries and equal responsibility for finances.
B)a sense of friendship that transcends romantic love.
C)a satisfying and intimate sexual relationship.
D)joint child-rearing.
94
The author of "Peer Marriage" describes her parents' traditional marriage, in which her mother escaped a childhood of poverty by marrying her father, who provided for the family as a:
A)lawyer.
B)doctor.
C)automotive executive.
D)university professor.
95
As mentioned in "Peer Marriage," more men than women leave marriages.
A)True
B)False
96
According to “State of Our Unions,” the government’s “marriage promotion” policies seek to:
A)redefine marriage and family to include a diverse array of situations.
B)promote traditional marriage among same-sex couples.
C)reinforce the norm of the white, middle-class, heterosexual family.
D)minimize the role of government in marriage.
97
As claimed in “State of Our Unions,” the ideal U.S. nuclear family is defined by:
A)clearly designated male and female gender roles.
B)gender equality in both employment and homemaking tasks.
C)diverse cultural norms, relationships, and situations.
D)acceptance of a variety of “families.”
98
As noted in “State of Our Unions,” the author chose to attend marriage workshops in Oklahoma due to the state’s extensive marriage initiative.
A)True
B)False
99
As presented in “Five Years on, Gay Marriage Debate Fades in Massachusetts,” the most striking development in Massachusetts since same-sex marriage became legal in 2004 is the number of:
A)same-sex couples who have actually married.
B)elected officials who no longer oppose same-sex marriage.
C)same-sex married couples who have gotten divorced.
D)religious organizations that have come to support same-sex marriage.
100
As profiled in “Five Years on, Gay Marriage Debate Fades in Massachusetts,” after researching the matter, Sen. Marian Walsh decided that the Massachusetts constitution:
A)existed to protect rights.
B)could be successfully used to diminish rights.
C)should not be altered.
D)is based on false premises.
101
As explained in “Five Years on, Gay Marriage Debate Fades in Massachusetts,” same-sex couples who are legally married in Massachusetts are considered married by the federal government.
A)True
B)False
102
Most of what is known about sexuality in the past, as described in "Everyone's Queer," concerns:
A)the upper social classes.
B)what is thought of as apart from normal.
C)married couples.
D)childbearing.
103
One of the things non-normative sexuality can tell scholars about heteronormativity, as put forth in "Everyone's Queer," concerns:
A)which sex acts are acceptable.
B)how many people actually follow the patterns of heteronormativity.
C)how sexual meanings change over time.
D)overall family structures.
104
Sexuality, as stated in "Everyone's Queer," has been relatively fixed in both time and place.
A)True
B)False
105
According to "The Berdache Tradition," American Indians believe that when a person becomes a berdache:
A)it is because of his mother's influence.
B)he should leave the community.
C)it is his own choice.
D)a supernatural force is responsible.
106
As reported in "The Berdache Tradition," tribes that esteem the berdache include all of the following EXCEPT the:
A)Kamia.
B)Pima.
C)Zuni.
D)Navaho.
107
As noted in "The Berdache Tradition," in American Indian religion, the spirit of a human is superior to all animal spirits.
A)True
B)False
108
According to “Children of Lesbian and Gay Parents,” a major problem with early research that compared children of lesbian mothers and children of heterosexual mothers was that:
A)researchers tended to slant the results against the lesbian mothers.
B)the children of lesbian mothers had so many problems that they were difficult to study.
C)all the children studied had been born into a heterosexual family structure.
D)the studies proved of little value in divorce and child custody cases.
109
As explained in “Children of Lesbian and Gay Parents,” the Bay Area Families Study was one of the first studies to look at children who were:
A)born to or adopted early in life by lesbian mothers.
B)being raised by lesbian mothers in heterosexual relationships.
C)adopted by gay men.
D)gay or lesbian and being raised by heterosexual couples.
110
As stated in “Children of Lesbian and Gay Parents,” one of the problems with the Bay Area Families Study was that the study participants were self-selected.
A)True
B)False
111
In “Flower Grandma’s Secret,” the author discovers that
A)her grandmother had an illegal abortion.
B)her grandmother killed her best friend.
C)her grandmother was forced to have an abortion.
D)her grandmother disagrees with abortion.
112
In “Flower Grandma’s Secret,” the author finds herself not wanting to hear about her grandmother’s long-held secret.
A)True
B)False
113
In “Flower Grandma’s Secret,” the grandmother indicates that she is proud of her daughter’s work providing safe, legal abortions.
A)True
B)False
114
Regarding federal requirements for reporting crimes, the author of "Sexual Assault on Campus: What Colleges and Universities Are Doing About It" notes that among schools:
A)the majority inform students about how to file criminal charges.
B)anonymous reporting is an option at virtually all schools.
C)the majority of schools are in full compliance.
D)historically black schools do better than other schools.
115
In discussing rape on college campuses, the author of "Sexual Assault on Campus: What Colleges and Universities Are Doing About It" reports that:
A)the majority of acquaintance-rape victims do not consider the experience rape.
B)rape is not considered to have occurred if there is no weapon or physical injury reported.
C)the majority of college women are raped at some point in their college career.
D)most campus rapes are committed by strangers.
116
As stated in "Sexual Assault on Campus: What Colleges and Universities Are Doing About It," non-stranger rapists are rarely convicted of their crimes.
A)True
B)False
117
According to “Male Rape Myths,” the rape and sexual assault of men in the United States is:
A)over-reported when compared to the same crimes against women.
B)a relatively recent phenomenon.
C)under-reported when compared to the same crimes against women.
D)so rare that it does not warrant study or action.
118
As detailed in “Male Rape Myths,” both hostile and benevolent sexism stem from a belief in:
A)traditional gender-role stereotypes.
B)equality between the sexes.
C)women as inherently good and men as inherently bad.
D)the right of men to dominate women.
119
As noted in “Male Rape Myths,” many men who have been sexually coerced demonstrate a strong tendency to sexually coerce others.
A)True
B)False
120
According to “Effects of Sexual Assaults on Men,” the most comprehensive discussion of male sexual assault to date has failed to examine:
A)community response.
B)service provision.
C)sexual orientation.
D)consequences for the victim.
121
As explained in “Effects of Sexual Assaults on Men,” male sexual assault may be severely under-reported for all of the following reasons [except]:
A)a denial of victimization.
B)a lack of services available for men.
C)an absence of psychological trauma.
D)an insensitivity among service providers.
122
As claimed in “Effects of Sexual Assaults on Men,” adult sexual victimization in men is highly correlated with childhood sexual victimization.
A)True
B)False
123
According to "Human Rights, Sex Trafficking, and Prostitution," the World Health Organization has found that:
A)Thai prostitutes are very healthy.
B)HIV is epidemic in Thailand.
C)sex tourists view prostitution from a self-interested perspective.
D)some 30 percent of women being trafficked for prostitution are minors.
124
As reported in "Human Rights, Sex Trafficking, and Prostitution," the Italian Camorra, Chinese Triads, Russian Mafia, and Japanese Yakuza are:
A)non-governmental organizations that have condemned trafficking in human beings.
B)members of the Coalition Against Trafficking in Women.
C)government bodies that want to separate issues of trafficking from prostitution.
D)powerful criminal syndicates that operate globally in trafficking and prostitution.
125
As noted in "Human Rights, Sex Trafficking, and Prostitution," during the international debates over the definition of trafficking, a few non-governmental organizations and a minority of governments wanted to separate issues of trafficking from issues of prostitution.
A)True
B)False
126
As claimed in “Fall Girls,” Sen. David Vitter, an alleged client of a Washington, D.C., prostitution ring, is known in political circles as a:
A)supporter of same-sex marriage.
B)liberal voter in the Senate.
C)moralistic, family-values politician.
D)single man-about-town.
127
As profiled in “Fall Girls,” when Navy Lt. Cmdr. Rebecca Dickenson’s past as a prostitute became public, she:
A)committed suicide.
B)lost her military career.
C)received an award for turning her life around.
D)went to prison.
128
According to “Fall Girls,” for most men, utilizing a prostitution service is a one-time occurrence.
A)True
B)False
129
As suggested in “Women, Citizens, Muslims,” the best way for women to ensure their rights in Afghanistan may be for women to be educated in:
A)democratic traditions.
B)Islamic law.
C)Western universities.
D)history.
130
As noted in “Women, Citizens, Muslims,” some men argue that women are not citizens and entitled to equality because Afghan women are:
A)not specifically mentioned in the constitution.
B)considered as less than men in the Koran.
C)the property of their fathers, brothers, or husbands.
D)not issued the identification cards given to men.
131
As postulated in “Women, Citizens, Muslims,” simply removing a dictatorial regime and installing a democracy does not automatically guarantee women’s rights.
A)True
B)False
132
As explained in “Beyond Hillary,” 1992 was called the “Year of the Woman” primarily because:
A)Hillary Clinton entered the political arena.
B)a large number of women chose to leave work and become stay-at-home mothers.
C)women finally achieved parity at the highest levels of government.
D)the largest group of women in history was elected to Congress.
133
As noted in “Beyond Hillary,” progressives have a vested interest in getting more women into office because:
A)more female than male politicians have progressive agendas.
B)women are easier to persuade than are men.
C)progressive male politicians outnumber progressive female politicians by a substantial margin.
D)the majority of women in office today are highly conservative.
134
As claimed in “Beyond Hillary,” the “Year of the Woman” shattered the glass ceiling for women in politics.
A)True
B)False





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