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Multiple Choice questions



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Question 1.
Researchers at the University of Chicago identified three criteria for identifying people as heterosexual or bisexual. Which of the following was not one of these three?


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Question 2.
Sally just dropped out of her Introduction to Sociology class because she discovered that several female classmates and at least one of her male classmates belong to the gay and lesbian student union. In view of this, which statement best describes Sally.


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Question 3.
Which of the following religions does not condemn homosexuality?

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Question 4.
What is the significant accomplishment Gene Robinson made to the national spotlight on issues of sexual orientation?

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Question 5.
Which of the following Supreme Court cases addressed the constitutionality of state sodomy laws?

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Question 6.
Which statement is most accurate regarding the trend of court decisions regarding gay rights issues?

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Question 7.
Which of the following statements is least accurate regarding domestic partnerships?

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Question 8.
James and Frank are a gay couple recognized as a domestic partnership. James is a highly paid accounts executive and Frank is a stay-at-home partner who manages the home. In view of this, which of the following benefits would be least likely for Frank and James to share?

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Question 9.
What is the basic emphasis of the Defense of Marriage Act that Congress passed in 1996?

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Question 10.
Which two states in the United States have legalized same-sex marriages based on the textbook?


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Question 11.
In which of the following countries could someone legally join in marriage to a person of the same sex?

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Question 12.
Based on the textbook, what does the research on children being raised by gay or lesbian couples suggest?


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Question 13.
Individuals who hold a belief system that denies, denigrates, and stigmatizes any gay, lesbian, or bisexual behavior, identity, relationship, or community are called ____________.

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Question 14.
Gay men have a 25 to 84 times higher rate of contracting which of the following diseases when compared to heterosexual men?

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Question 15.
The third leading cause of death among African Americans between the ages of 25 and 34 and the sixth leading cause of death among Latino/a and non-Latino/a whites in the same age group is ____________.


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Question 16.
The President of the United States who mandated that "sexual perverts" be fired from federal jobs was ____________.


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Question 17.
The President of the United States who gained the support of the gay and lesbian community and made subtle changes in how the military treats gay and lesbian military personnel was ____________.

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Question 18.
The Clinton Administration's policy toward gays in the military can be summarized by the phrase ____________.

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Question 19.
The University of Wyoming college student who was beaten to death in 1999 because of his sexual orientation was ____________.

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Question 20.
The part of the brain that governs sexual arousal that is stimulated in homosexual men and heterosexual women by the testosterone-related scent in sweat is the ____________.

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Question 21.
The perspective that focuses on heterosexual and homosexual conduct as learned behavior and on the process by which individuals come to identify themselves as gay, lesbian, bisexual, or straight is the _____________ perspective.

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Question 22.
The organization that classified homosexuality as a type of disease and suggested treatment ranging from castration to electro shock therapy until 1973 when it removed it from its list of diseases was the _____________.


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Question 23.
From the _______ perspective, norms pertaining to compulsory heterosexuality reflect the beliefs of those with the most power.

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Question 24.
The emphasis on "family values" that seeks to preserve the traditional definition of marriage as a lifelong legal and religiously sanctioned union between a man and a woman falls under the _____________ perspective.


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Question 25.
The International Lesbian and Gay Association reports that more than ____ lesbian and gay groups exist in over 50 nations today.

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