Instructions: For each question, click on the radio button beside your answer. When you have completed the entire quiz, click the “Submit my answers” button at the bottom of the page to receive your results.

Question 1:

Why is the term “affectional orientation” preferred over “sexual orientation”?
a) It is a gender-neutral term.
b) It acknowledges that a person can have more than one orientation.
c) It acknowledges that emotional attachment plays an important role in relationship development.
d) It does not carry the same social stigma as “sexual orientation.”

Question 2:

What is one benefit of Klein’s Sexual Orientation Grid over Kinsey’s Sexual Orientation Scale?
a) It generates a score based on objective, instead of self-reported, data.
b) It is more inclusive.
c) It can be used on men or women.
d) It measures attraction to men AND attraction to women for all people rather than attraction to men OR attraction to women.

Question 3:

Approximately what percentage of people identifies as bisexual?
a) Less than 1 per cent
b) 5 per cent
c) 10 per cent
d) 40 per cent

Question 4:

Gail prefers to dress in gender-neutral clothing and is often called “lesbo” and “queer,” which negatively affects Gail’s self-image. What is the term for the cause of her low self-image?
a) Internalized homophilia
b) Homophobia
c) Internalized homophobia
d) Internalized asexuality

Question 5:

According to Simon Levay’s investigation, in what population is the hypothalamus smallest relative to the rest of the brain?
a) Among straight males
b) Among straight females
c) Among gay males
d) Among lesbian women

Question 6:

Which of Cass’s stages of “coming out” is changing in twenty-first century Canada?
a) Identity pride
b) Identity confusion
c) Identity acceptance
d) Identity tolerance

Question 7:

When parents have a child they suspect has a LGBTIQQ sexual identity, what is the best approach for them to take?
a) Surprise them with a trip to a gay pride parade.
b) Assume they are LGBTTIQQ and leave books on “coming out” around the house for them to find.
c) Discourage the LGBTTIQQ identity because sexual identity can easily be shaped in childhood.
d) Wait and the child to express his sexual identity on his own.

Question 8:

According to research, members of which group have the least desire to be in monogamous relationships?
a) Lesbian women
b) Gay men
c) Bisexual men and women
d) Straight men and women

Question 9:

Which of the following is true about the outcomes of same-sex couples adopting children?
a) The outcomes are better than those of mixed-sex couples.
b) The outcomes are the same as those of mixed-sex couples.
c) The outcomes are worse than those of mixed-sex couples.
d) Same-sex couples in Canada are not legally entitled to adopt children.

Question 10:

What percentage of gay men report never having anal intercourse?
a) 5 per cent
b) 15 per cent
c) 20 per cent
d) 30 per cent

Higher Education

Human Sexuality: Chapter 11