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1. Though c sexuality c in c general c may c be c difficult c for c some c people
c to c talk cabout, cwhy cis cit calmost cimpossible cto cignore?
a) Because cthe cinternet cis cfull cof cporn.
b) Because cit cis cfar ctoo ccommonly cfound cin cthe cpublic cschool ccurricula.
c) Because cpeople c are calways ctrying cto cforce cyou cto ctalk cabout csex.
d) Because cthere care cmany csocial cand ccultural cmessages cout cthere
cabout csexuality, cincluding cvery csubtle cones.
2. Maria cbelieves cthat cpeople cshould conly chave csex cinside ccommitted
crelationships, cand cthat canyone cwho chas csex coutside cof cthese
crelationships cis c a c slut c or c a c whore. c Maria’s c beliefs c about c what
c is c good c and c bad c are c a
.
a) social cconstruction, clikely cformed cby cmedia
b) social crefusing, clikely cinformed cby cpeer cgroups
c) social cexclusion, clikely cinformed cby creligious cbeliefs
d) social c confusion, c likely c informed c by c uneducated c caregivers
3. What crole cdo cmedia cplay cin cshaping cour cbeliefs cabout csexuality?
a) It cdictates csocietal cnorms, cincluding cnorms cabout csexuality.
b) It conveys the importance of openness and honesty in non-
cmonogamous crelationships.
c) It cprovides ca cbalanced cand cobjective cperspective con csexual cnorms.
d) It c illustrates c the c wide c diversity c of c sexual c scripts c available c for
c people ctoday.
4. During cthe cVictorian cera, cmedia coften cconveyed cmessages cabout
csexuality cin csubtle, chidden cways, csuch cas cadvertising cvibrators cfor
cmedical creasons. cThis cwas cprimarily cdriven cby c .
a) poor cadvertising cstrategies
b) high c consumer c compliance
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d) lack cof cinterest cin csex
5. Lady cMary cwent cto csee ca cphysician cin cthe c1890s cbecause cshe cwas
cdistressed. cThe cphysician ctreated cher cwith ca cvibrator. cWhat cwas cthe
clikely cdiagnosis?
a) Depression
b) Marital cinfidelity
c) ADHD
d) Hysteria
6. Why c did c scholar c Thomas c Malthus c argue c that c sexually c explicit
c material cshould cbe csuppressed?
a) Children’s c schoolwork c could c be c negatively c affected c if
c they c were cthinking cabout csex.
b) Original csin cby cAdam cand cEve chad chorrible cconsequences.
c) Sexually cexplicit cmaterial cwould clead cto can cincrease cin cthe
cpopulation cthat cwould covertax cdiminishing cnatural cresources.
d) The c only c sexual c thoughts c a c person c should c have c should c be
c towards ctheir cpartner cin ca cChristian cmarriage.
7. In c which c decade c did c advertisers c first c begin c to c increase c the c use
c of c sex c in ctheir ccampaigns?
a) 1950s
b) 1930s
c) 1940s
d) 1920s
8. Why cdo cadvertisers cuse cscantily cclad cwomen cin cadvertising?
a) To cexploit cwomen’s cinsecurities cabout ctheir cappearances, cleading
cthem cto cbuy cproducts cso cthey ccan cappear cmore clike cthe c“sexual
cideal”
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Multiple cChoice cQuestions
1. Though c sexuality c in c general c may c be c difficult c for c some c people
c to c talk cabout, cwhy cis cit calmost cimpossible cto cignore?
a) Because cthe cinternet cis cfull cof cporn.
b) Because cit cis cfar ctoo ccommonly cfound cin cthe cpublic cschool ccurricula.
c) Because cpeople c are calways ctrying cto cforce cyou cto ctalk cabout csex.
d) Because cthere care cmany csocial cand ccultural cmessages cout cthere
cabout csexuality, cincluding cvery csubtle cones.
2. Maria cbelieves cthat cpeople cshould conly chave csex cinside ccommitted
crelationships, cand cthat canyone cwho chas csex coutside cof cthese
crelationships cis c a c slut c or c a c whore. c Maria’s c beliefs c about c what
c is c good c and c bad c are c a
.
a) social cconstruction, clikely cformed cby cmedia
b) social crefusing, clikely cinformed cby cpeer cgroups
c) social cexclusion, clikely cinformed cby creligious cbeliefs
d) social c confusion, c likely c informed c by c uneducated c caregivers
3. What crole cdo cmedia cplay cin cshaping cour cbeliefs cabout csexuality?
a) It cdictates csocietal cnorms, cincluding cnorms cabout csexuality.
b) It conveys the importance of openness and honesty in non-
cmonogamous crelationships.
c) It cprovides ca cbalanced cand cobjective cperspective con csexual cnorms.
d) It c illustrates c the c wide c diversity c of c sexual c scripts c available c for
c people ctoday.
4. During cthe cVictorian cera, cmedia coften cconveyed cmessages cabout
csexuality cin csubtle, chidden cways, csuch cas cadvertising cvibrators cfor
cmedical creasons. cThis cwas cprimarily cdriven cby c .
a) poor cadvertising cstrategies
b) high c consumer c compliance
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d) lack cof cinterest cin csex
5. Lady cMary cwent cto csee ca cphysician cin cthe c1890s cbecause cshe cwas
cdistressed. cThe cphysician ctreated cher cwith ca cvibrator. cWhat cwas cthe
clikely cdiagnosis?
a) Depression
b) Marital cinfidelity
c) ADHD
d) Hysteria
6. Why c did c scholar c Thomas c Malthus c argue c that c sexually c explicit
c material cshould cbe csuppressed?
a) Children’s c schoolwork c could c be c negatively c affected c if
c they c were cthinking cabout csex.
b) Original csin cby cAdam cand cEve chad chorrible cconsequences.
c) Sexually cexplicit cmaterial cwould clead cto can cincrease cin cthe
cpopulation cthat cwould covertax cdiminishing cnatural cresources.
d) The c only c sexual c thoughts c a c person c should c have c should c be
c towards ctheir cpartner cin ca cChristian cmarriage.
7. In c which c decade c did c advertisers c first c begin c to c increase c the c use
c of c sex c in ctheir ccampaigns?
a) 1950s
b) 1930s
c) 1940s
d) 1920s
8. Why cdo cadvertisers cuse cscantily cclad cwomen cin cadvertising?
a) To cexploit cwomen’s cinsecurities cabout ctheir cappearances, cleading
cthem cto cbuy cproducts cso cthey ccan cappear cmore clike cthe c“sexual
cideal”
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