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MultiplevChoicevQuestions
1. Thoughv sexualityv inv generalv mayv bev difficultv forv somev peoplev tov talkva
bout,vwhyvisvitvalmostvimpossiblevtovignore?
a) Becausevthevinternetvisvfullvofvporn.
b) Becausevitvisvfarvtoovcommonlyvfoundvinvthevpublicvschoolvcurricula.
c) Becausevpeoplev arevalwaysvtryingvtovforcevyouvtovtalkvaboutvsex.
d) Becausevtherevarevmanyvsocialvandvculturalvmessagesvoutvtherevaboutv
sexuality,vincludingvveryvsubtlevones.
2. Mariavbelievesvthatvpeoplevshouldvonlyvhavevsexvinsidevcommittedvrelation
ships,vandvthatvanyonevwhovhasvsexvoutsidevofvthesevrelationshipsvisv av slutv
orv av whore.v Maria’sv beliefsv aboutv whatv isv goodv andv badv arev a
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a) socialvconstruction,vlikelyvformedvbyvmedia
b) socialvrefusing,vlikelyvinformedvbyvpeervgroups
c) socialvexclusion,vlikelyvinformedvbyvreligiousvbeliefs
d) socialv confusion,v likelyv informedv byv uneducatedv caregivers
3. Whatvrolevdovmediavplayvinvshapingvourvbeliefsvaboutvsexuality?
a) Itvdictatesvsocietalvnorms,vincludingvnormsvaboutvsexuality.
b) It conveys the importance of openness and honesty in non-
v monogamousvrelationships.
c) Itvprovidesvavbalancedvandvobjectivevperspectivevonvsexualvnorms.
d) Itv illustratesv thev widev diversityv ofv sexualv scriptsv availablev forv peoplev
today.
4. DuringvthevVictorianvera,vmediavoftenvconveyedvmessagesvaboutvsexualityvi
nvsubtle,vhiddenvways,vsuchvasvadvertisingvvibratorsvforvmedicalvreasons.vT
hisvwasvprimarilyvdrivenvbyv .
a) poorvadvertisingvstrategies
b) highv consumerv compliance
c) religiousvcensorship
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d) lackvofvinterestvinvsex
5. LadyvMaryvwentvtovseevavphysicianvinvthev1890svbecausevshevwasvdistressed
.vThevphysicianvtreatedvhervwithvavvibrator.vWhatvwasvthevlikelyvdiagnosis?
a) Depression
b) Maritalvinfidelity
c) ADHD
d) Hysteria
6. Whyv didv scholarv Thomasv Malthusv arguev thatv sexuallyv explicitv materialv
shouldvbevsuppressed?
a) Children’sv schoolworkv couldv bev negativelyv affectedv ifv theyv werevt
hinkingvaboutvsex.
b) OriginalvsinvbyvAdamvandvEvevhadvhorriblevconsequences.
c) Sexuallyvexplicitvmaterialvwouldvleadvtovanvincreasevinvthevpopulationv
thatvwouldvovertaxvdiminishingvnaturalvresources.
d) Thev onlyv sexualv thoughtsv av personv shouldv havev shouldv bev towardsv
theirvpartnervinvavChristianvmarriage.
7. Inv whichv decadev didv advertisersv firstv beginv tov increasev thev usev ofv sexv invt
heirvcampaigns?
a) 1950s
b) 1930s
c) 1940s
d) 1920s
8. Whyvdovadvertisersvusevscantilyvcladvwomenvinvadvertising?
a) Tovexploitvwomen’svinsecuritiesvaboutvtheirvappearances,vleadingvthemv
tovbuyvproductsvsovtheyvcanvappearvmorevlikevthev“sexualvideal”
b) Tovcreatevassociationsvbetweenvthevproductvandvavpleasurablevactivity
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(sex),vmakingvthemvmorevlikelyvtovbuyvthevproduct)
c) Tov arousev womenv sexually,v whichv hasv beenv linkedv tov increasedv
willingnessvtovspendvmoney
d) Tovmakevwomenvfeelvbeautifulvsovtheyv willv“treatvthemselves”vtovnewv
products
9. Thev1950svbroughtvaboutvgreatervopennessvinvadvertisingvrelatedvtov sexual
content.vThisvincludedvatvleastvthreevmajorv1950svadvcampaigns:vMaidenfo
v
rm’sv“Ivdream,”vRevlon’sv“firevandvice,”vandvClairol’sv“Doesvshevorvdoesn’tvs
he?v(colourvhervhair,vthatvis!)”.vThisvshiftvisvlargelyvattributedvtov .v)
a) thevKinseyvReports
b) Hughv Hefner
c) thevSherev Hitev Report
d) thevSpeculumvDoctrinale
10. Televisionv inv Northv Americav hasv thev potentialv tov raisev concernsv overvwh
atvshouldvandvshouldn’tvbevpermittedvinvtermsvofvsexualvcontent.vWhatvque
stionvdoesvthisvraise?
a) Shouldvsexualvviolencevbevshown?
b) Whovisvallowedvtovhavevsexvonvtelevision?
c) Howvexplicitvcanvsexualvcontentvbe?
d) Allvofvthevabove
11. WhatvtypevofvscenevresultedvinvanvAmericanvtelevisionvcompanyvbeingv
finedv$3.6vmillion?
a) Avlesbianvcouplevraisingvavchild
b) Av teenagev orgy
c) Twovmenvkissing
d) Toplessv adultv women
12. Samv andv Donaldv arev inv av same-sexv relationship.v Theyv metv av fewv years
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