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Reconstructing Gender: A Multicultural Anthology, 4/e
Estelle Disch, University of Massachusetts, Boston

Sexuality

Quiz



1

In Reading 32 (How Men Have [a] Sex), author John Stoltenberg's main point is that sexuality creates a gender for those who adapt to traditional gender categories.
A)True
B)False
2

In Reading 33 (The Myth of the Sexual Athlete), Don Sabo suggests that sports are virtually the only place where eroticism without emotional intimacy is encouraged.
A)True
B)False
3

In Reading 34 (Reproductive Rights: A Disability Rights Issue), author Marsha Saxton states that there is significant research being done on persons with disabilities and their use of birth control methods.
A)True
B)False
4

According to Paula Rust in Reading 35 (The Impact of Multiple Marginalization), the impact of marginalization from minority ethnic/racial groups is greater for bisexuals than for lesbians or gays.
A)True
B)False
5

In Reading 36 (Uses of the Erotic: The Erotic as Power), Audre Lorde states that pornography is a direct denial of the power of the erotic, for it represents the suppression of true feeling.
A)True
B)False
6

In Reading 32 (How Men Have [a] Sex), John Stoltenberg makes which of the following arguments?
A)The categories of male and female are not socially constructed but are actually biological.
B)People do not feel they need to maintain gender and sexuality.
C)The sexes are binary categories that don't exist on a continuum.
D)We feel we must disassociate with that which is not our designated sex and gender.
7

In Reading 33 (The Myth of the Sexual Athlete), author Don Sabo makes which of the following statements?
A)The term "sexual athlete" means that athletes often have higher sex drives due to increases in hormone levels.
B)It's good to view dating as a sport, because that view increases the quality of relationships that people can have.
C)Sports, fraternities, motorcycle gangs, armed forces, urban gangs, pornography, corporate advertising, MTV, magazines like Playboy, movies, etc., are random and unrelated sources of traditional masculine values.
D)Having heterosexual sex with little or no emotional involvement is a mark of masculine achievement.
8

According to Reading 34 (Reproductive Rights: A Disability Rights Issue), by Marsha Saxton, which of the following is NOT a reason why it is difficult for people with disabilities to become parents?
A)sterilization abuses
B)adoption restrictions
C)prenatal screening
D)lack of information about how to procreate
9

In Reading 35 (The Impact of Multiple Marginalization), author Paula Rust discusses the relationship between which of the following oppressions?
A)homophobia and monosexism
B)sexism and classism
C)racism and heterosexism
D)racism and classism
10

According to Audre Lorde in Reading 36 (Uses of the Erotic: The Erotic as Power), pornography emphasizes __________ without __________.
A)feeling; sensation
B)sensation; feeling
C)numbness; emotion
D)emotion; numbness