NCC HED251 Chapter 1 Quiz Latest 2021

HED251 Human Sexuality

Chapter 1 Quiz

•             Question 1          Surveys show that many Americans do not regard __________ as “sex”.                                            

                anal intercourse

                oral-genital contact

                vaginal intercourse

                both a and b

•             Question 2          For most teens, the major source(s) of information about sex is (are)                                    

                friends and the media

                parents

                sex education

                parents and sex education

•             Question 3          In some cultures, individuals marry and begin having sexual intercourse before puberty.             

                True

                False

•             Question 4          Which of these is associated with erotic arousal in all cultures?                                  

breasts

                the navel

                kissing

                none of the above

•             Question 5          The National Institutes of Health’s Consensus Panel on AIDS concluded that ____________ programs are most effective in preventing teenage pregnancies and sexually transmitted infections.                    

                abstinence-only

                abstinence-plus

                neither one is effective

                both are equally effective

•             Question 6          Kinsey’s work was immediately recognized as providing important information to the medical community and the general public.                                         

                True

                False

•             Question 7          Which of these was a finding of Kinsey’s research surveys?                                         

                most people masturbated

                women could have multiple orgasms

                many men had a same-sex sexual experience

                all of the above

•             Question 8          Despite the sexual revolution, most American teens have not had sexual intercourse by the time they are high school seniors.                                     

                True

                False

•             Question 9          In the National Health and Social Life Survey (Laumann et al., 1994), “sex” or “had sex” was defined as                                           

                sexual intercourse only

                sexual intercourse and oral-genital sex only

                sexual intercourse that ends in orgasm only

                any mutually voluntary activity with another person that involves genital contact

•             Question 10        In the United States, sexual attitudes and behaviors are influenced by                                  

                ethnicity

                level of education

                socioeconomic status

                all of the above