Gender and Sexuality

MULTIPLE CHOICE

1. Kent is married to a woman and they have two children. Most of the time, he identifies with a traditionally male lifestyle; however, on Saturday nights, he participates in a drag show where he dresses in traditional female attire. Which category does Kent fall into?

a.
transgender
b.
transsexual
c.
questioning
d.
gay

ANS: A PTS: 1 REF: 121 BLM: Higher Order

2. Growing up, Sandra always believed herself to be heterosexual. However, Sandra met Andrea in college and found herself feeling emotionally and sexually attracted to her. These feelings made her realize that she was unsure of her sexuality, specifically her sexual orientation. Which of the following categories does Sandra fall into?

a.
gay
b.
lesbian
c.
transgender
d.
questioning

ANS: D PTS: 1 REF: 121 BLM: Higher Order

3. How is the term sex different from the term gender?

a.
Gender is the biological components that make up who we are; sex is the cultural aspects of masculinity and femininity.
b.
Sex is the biological components that make up who we are; gender is the cultural aspects of masculinity and femininity.
c.
Gender is what we’re born with; sex is the mental part of how we feel about ourselves.
d.
Sex and gender are the same thing.

ANS: B PTS: 1 REF: 123 BLM: Higher Order

4. What term is used for individuals who simultaneously portray the physical characteristics of both men and women?

a.
ambiguous
b.
transvestites
c.
intersex
d.
androgynous

ANS: D PTS: 1 REF: 125 BLM: Remember

5. Samahl, a 22-year-old male, was significantly injured in a car accident. While he was in the hospital, it was discovered that he had a uterus, a traditionally female reproductive organ. Samahl was confused because he had never felt like anything but a man. What would Samahl be classified as?

a.
gender variant
b.
intersex
c.
androgynous
d.
transvestite

ANS: B PTS: 1 REF: 126 BLM: Higher Order

6. When the sex of an unborn baby is known, friends and family tend to give the expectant parents pink clothing for girls and blue clothing for boys. What is the idea that boys should wear blue and girls should wear pink an example of?

a.
gender variance
b.
sexuality
c.
gender roles
d.
gender identity

ANS: C PTS: 1 REF: 123 BLM: Higher Order

7. Albert was born a biological male, but from a very young age he identified with traditional female roles and always wanted to wear typical girl clothing. His parents dismissed it as a phase and believed Albert would grow out of it, but he never did. How would Albert be classified?

a.
gender variant
b.
androgynous
c.
intersex
d.
transvestite

ANS: A PTS: 1 REF: 126 BLM: Higher Order

8. Brianne, a 14 year-old girl, has always felt more attracted to her female friends than to her male classmates. She presents as heterosexual, but she is unsure and questioning whether she may be gay. Which aspect of her sexuality is Brianne questioning?

a.
gender identity
b.
gender roles
c.
sexual orientation
d.
sexual identity

ANS: C PTS: 1 REF: 124 BLM: Higher Order

9. What are the notions that men are supposed to work and support their family financially and women are supposed to stay at home to take care of the children examples of?

a.
gender stereotypes
b.
gender roles
c.
gender dysphoria
d.
gender identity

ANS: A PTS: 1 REF: 121 BLM: Higher Order

10. Ally was born biologically male but has undergone hormone therapy and sex reassignment surgery to appear and live as a woman. How can Ally be classified?

a.
transman
b.
transvestite
c.
transwoman
d.
lesbian

ANS: C PTS: 1 REF: 123 BLM: Higher Order

11. An individual feels as though his or her physical self contradicts his or her sense of gender identity. What is this psychiatric disorder called?

a.
gender ambiguity
b.
intersex
c.
gender confusion
d.
gender identity disorder

ANS: D PTS: 1 REF: 126 BLM: Higher Order

12. Emilio and Sandra decided not to find out the sex of the baby while Sandra was pregnant. At the time of delivery, but the doctor informed them that their child either had an abnormally small penis or an extended clitoris. What was their child born with?

a.
ambiguous genitalia
b.
gender dysphoria
c.
gender identity disorder
d.
androgynous genitalia

ANS: A PTS: 1 REF: 126 BLM: Higher Order

13. Frank and Cindy were told throughout their pregnancy that they were having a girl. Immediately after delivery, the doctor said that the baby had ambiguous genitalia and asked Frank and Cindy if they wanted to have part of the extended clitoris surgically removed to make the baby’s genitalia appear more female. How would the baby be classified?

a.
gender variant
b.
intersex
c.
androgynous
d.
transvestite

ANS: B PTS: 1 REF: 126 BLM: Higher Order

14. Jasmine’s parents divorced recently, and her father has since told everyone that he is gay. He explained that for many years he pretended to be heterosexual because of the stigma that was attached to those who were homosexual. He said he needs to start a life in which he is true to himself and not hiding from who he really is. Jasmine’s father shifted which aspect of his sexuality?

a.
gender identity
b.
gender roles
c.
sexual orientation
d.
sexual identity

ANS: C PTS: 1 REF: 124 BLM: Higher Order

15. In the Navajo culture, an individual who has a mixed gender identity or both traditionally male and female characteristics is believed to have the special gift of being able to constantly transform. In this Aboriginal culture, what are these individuals called?

a.
gender variants
b.
intersex
c.
two-spirited
d.
waria

ANS: C PTS: 1 REF: 126 BLM: Remember

16. In Indonesia, what term is used for individuals who identify as male but assume certain characteristics of femininity, such as wearing women’s clothing, jewellery, and makeup?

a.
gender variants
b.
intersex
c.
two-spirited
d.
waria

ANS: D PTS: 1 REF: 126 BLM: Remember

17. Males who take hormones and/or undergo surgery in order to appear and live as women are classified as transsexuals under Western cultural concepts. What are these individuals called in Maori culture?

a.
two-spirited
b.
waria
c.
wakawahine
d.
wakatane

ANS: C PTS: 1 REF: 128 BLM: Remember

18. In which country is homosexuality banned and punishable by death?

a.
Iran
b.
New Zealand
c.
Indonesia
d.
Dominican Republic

ANS: A PTS: 1 REF: 127 BLM: Remember

19. Which country performs the highest rate of sex change operations in the world?

a.
Iran
b.
Thailand
c.
Indonesia
d.
New Zealand

ANS: B PTS: 1 REF: 127 BLM: Remember

20. Among the Zapotec people in Mexico, what term is used for biological young boys or men who choose to live and identify as women, or who cannot concretely identify with either gender?

a.
muxes
b.
meti
c.
mashoga
d.
nadleehi

ANS: A PTS: 1 REF: 128 BLM: Remember

21. Which Native American culture in the United States identifies the lhamana, a person who lives as both genders at the same time?

a.
Mohave Nation
b.
Navajo Nation
c.
Zuni Nation
d.
Zapotec Nation

ANS: C PTS: 1 REF: 129 BLM: Remember

22. In the Dominican Republic, young girls who begin developing male traits around the age of 12 are recognized as a third gender. What are these girls called?

a.
guevedoche
b.
gadniha
c.
lhamana
d.
waria

ANS: A PTS: 1 REF: 127 BLM: Remember

23. In which country are there over 200 000 male-to-female transgendered individuals recognized as a third gender called hira?

a.
Pakistan
b.
India
c.
Indonesia
d.
Iran

ANS: B PTS: 1 REF: 128 BLM: Remember

24. The social system of most current and historical societies is based on the authority of the head of the household, who is traditionally male. What is this form of social organization called?

a.
social inequality
b.
glass ceiling
c.
global inequality
d.
patriarchy

ANS: D PTS: 1 REF: 130 BLM: Remember

25. According to World Vision, how many girls and women worldwide have undergone female genital mutilation (FGM) or cutting?

a.
between 5000 and 10 000
b.
between 1 million and 3 million
c.
between 100 million and 140 million
d.
between 1 billion and 2 billion

ANS: C PTS: 1 REF: 131 BLM: Remember

26. Globally, how many women and girls are murdered or abused each year by male relatives as punishment for damaging the family reputation?

a.
5000
b.
100 000
c.
1 million
d.
1 billion

ANS: A PTS: 1 REF: 130 BLM: Remember

27. Which of these behaviours could result in an “honour killing” because it would be perceived as a breach of tradition governing sexual behaviour and as bringing shame on a family?

a.
being raped
b.
expressing a desire to work
c.
wearing revealing clothing
d.
expressing a desire to remain single

ANS: A PTS: 1 REF: 131 BLM: Higher Order

28. Because of unequal access to education, how many of the world’s 759 million illiterate adults are women?

a.
less than 10%
b.
between 15% and 20%
c.
between 21% and 25%
d.
more than 60%

ANS: D PTS: 1 REF: 130 BLM: Remember

29. An invisible barrier prevents women and minorities from advancement in organizations and explains why men are 1.5 times more likely to hold positions at the middle management level. What is this barrier called?

a.
precarious employment
b.
gender inequality
c.
glass ceiling
d.
patriarchy

ANS: C PTS: 1 REF: 133 BLM: Remember

30. Chapter 7’s In Their Shoes feature tells the story of a young woman and her experiences with “coming out” to her family. Although some of her family members experienced difficulty accepting her life and her choices, they all welcome her and her partner into the family like anyone else. What does the writer want readers to know?

a.
Their family is not that much different from any other family.
b.
She was victim to rumours and speculation in high school.
c.
She was born gay and it was not a choice.
d.
Choosing to be gay changes who you are as a person.

ANS: A PTS: 1 REF: 122 BLM: Higher Order