Historical And Scientific Perspectives On Homosexuality Paper

Week Five Assignment
Historical and Scientific Perspectives on Homosexuality
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Multiple Choice:
1. The term that describes the direction of one‘s romantic interests and erotic attractions is A) homosexual.
B) heterosexual.
C) sexual orientation.
D) sexual behavior.
2. The term that refers to an erotic attraction to and preference for developing romantic relationships with, members of the other sex is
A) homosexuality.
B) heterosexuality.
C) bisexuality.
D) transsexuality.
3. The term that refers to an erotic attraction to and preference for developing romantic relationships with, members of the same sex is
A) homosexuality.
B) heterosexuality.
C) bisexuality.
D) transsexuality.
4. All of the following are reasons why the term homosexuality is controversial EXCEPT
A) some gay people feel that it draws attention to sexual behavior.
B) the term is associated with concepts of deviance and mental illness.
C) the term is often used to refer only to gay males.
D) most gays are ashamed of the use of this term because they are ashamed of being gay.
5. Which of the following statements is most accurate in comparing the sexual orientations of women and men?
A) Women‘s sexual orientations seem to be more plastic or flexible than those of men. B) Men tend to avoid labeling their orientations, whereas women tend to spend considerable time labeling themselves accurately.
C) The ways that men and women experience their sexual orientations are remarkably similar.
D) Men‘s sexual orientations change more over time than do the orientations of women. 6. How many points are on Kinsey's heterosexual-homosexual continuum?
A) 3
B) 5
C) 7
D) 9
7. Based on Kinsey‘s heterosexual-homosexual continuum, Mike is rated as a 6. This means
A) Mike is exclusively heterosexual.
B) Mike is exclusively homosexual.
C) Mike is bisexual.
D) none of the above.
8. According to Kinsey‘s study, approximately ________ percent of the United States population was gay or predominantly gay.
A) 1
B) 10
C) 20
D) 50
9. The Storms (1980) model of sexual orientation is different from the Kinsey continuum model in that it includes which additional orientation?
A) asexuals
B) bisexuals
C) ambisexuals
D) pansexuals
10. George is walking down the street one day and sees two men across the street walking hand-in-hand. He is thoroughly disgusted by this. George‘s behaviors are connected to
A) homophobia, a characteristic more common in women.
B) biphobia, a characteristic more common in men.
C) homophobia, a characteristic more common in men.
D) biphobia, a characteristic more common in women.
11. Which of the following terms is defined as negative attitudes or feelings toward people who are attracted to either the same or other sex?
A) intolerance
B) biphobia
C) homophobia
D) hetero-homophobia
12. Which of the following is characteristic of the ancient Greeks?
A) Relationships were common among men and adolescent boys.
B) Highly feminine gay men dressing flamboyantly, with showy hair styles and mannerisms, and cruised certain neighborhoods searching for partners.
C) The “Office of the Night” convicted over 3,000 sodomites and required them to go to jail.
D) Any nonprocreative sexual act was viewed as sinful.
13. Which of the following is characteristic of the early Christians?
A) Relationships were common among men and adolescent boys.
B) Highly feminine gay men dressing flamboyantly, with showy hair styles and mannerisms, and cruised certain neighborhoods searching for partners.
C) The “Office of the Night” convicted over 3,000 sodomites and required them to go to jail.
D) Any nonprocreative act was viewed as sinful.
14. For which of the following religions is homosexuality still currently condemned (in most denominations or sects)?
A) All of the following still condemn homosexuality.
B) Judaism (Jewish faith)
C) Christianity
D) Islam
15. Which of the following statements about attitudes toward homosexuality in America today is most accurate?
A) The majority of Americans believe that same-sex sexual behavior is not wrong. B) Younger Americans are more likely to agree that gay people should be allowed to get married than are older Americans.
C) Americans over the last decade have become more negative in their attitudes toward equal rights for homosexual individuals.
D) Americans’ attitudes toward gay marriage have become more negative since homosexuals have begun to push for legalized gay marriages.
16. Which of the following groups hold the harshest judgments on gay people?
A) young males
B) adult females
C) adult males
D) young females
17. Researchers have found evidence linking a region on ________ to a gay male sexual orientation.
A) the X sex chromosome
B) the Y sex chromosome
C) both the X and Y sex
chromosomes
D) neither the X nor Y sex chromosomes
18. Which of the following similarities regarding homosexual and heterosexual relationships are true?
A) As with heterosexual relationships, not all homosexual relationships are happy. B) Homosexual relationships tend to last longer when one partner has more power in the relationship than the other.
C) Heterosexual and homosexual couples report about the same levels of satisfaction in their relationships.
D) Both A and C are true.
19. According to your text, which incidence is said to have added fuel to the fire of hatred and prejudice towards gays?
A) increasing population of gay males
B) HIV/AIDS Epidemic
C) increased number of gay women in the work place
D) increased civil rights for the gay population
20. What two steps are evident when a homosexual person “comes out of the closet?”
A) Coming out to oneself and coming out to others.
B) Coming out to parents and coming out to friends.
C) Coming out to oneself and coming out to friends.
D) Coming out to family and coming out to coworkers.
21. Researchers found the average gap between initial attraction to members of one‘s own sex and disclosure of one‘s orientation to other people took how long on average?
A) 18 years
B) 10 years
C) 4 months
D) 1 year
22. All of the following are social structures which provide services and support for gay men and lesbians EXCEPT
A) Gay rights organizations
B) Housing cooperatives
C) Medical services
D) YMCA
23. Which of the following statements best characterizes President Clinton‘s 1993 policy regarding gays in the military?
A) The policy admits gays into the military but their advancement in rank is limited. B) Gay men and women may serve as enlisted members but not as officers.
C) Gay men and women must be admitted and allowed to reveal their sexual orientation if they so desire.
D) Gay men and women can serve but are prohibited from revealing their sexual orientation. 24. Americans have grown more tolerant of gay people over the past few decades.
A) True
B) False
25. Heterosexual people may have occasional homoerotic interests.
A) True
B) False
26. Sexual orientations do not run in families.
A) True
B) False
27. Evidence suggests that there are structural differences between the brains of heterosexual and gay men. A) True B) False
28. American gay people have been most politically effective in San Francisco.
A) True
B) False
29. Sexual orientation is likely to have a single cause. A) True B) False
30. Homophobic attitudes are more common among those who hold a fundamentalist religious orientation.
A) True
B) False