Chapter.6 Contraceptive History and Practice Test Bank

Chapter 6

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following was not involved in the development of the birth control pill?
   1. Dr. Gregory Pincus
   2. Dr. M. Chang
   3. Katharine McCormick
   4. Anthony Comstock
   5. Margaret Sanger
2. From 1360 to 1700, at least __________ persons were executed in Europe for being witches.
   1. 20,000
   2. 100,000
   3. 500,000
   4. 1,000,000
3. Approximately what percentage of fecund, sexually-active, reproductive-age women or couples will become pregnant in a year’s time if no method of contraception is used?
   1. 25
   2. 45
   3. 65
   4. 85
4. The US v. One Package decision
   1. Upheld legalizing abortion to save the life of the mother.
   2. Ruled that most provisions of the federal Comstock law were constitutional.
   3. Permitted the government to fund birth control services for poor women.
   4. Allowed physicians to receive contraceptive devices through the mail.
5. The discrepancy between perfect use effectiveness and typical use effectiveness is the greatest for the following contraceptive method:
   1. IUCD
   2. Norplant (contraceptive implant placed under the skin of a patient by a health care practitioner)
   3. Oral contraceptive pill
   4. Condom
6. In 1972, the following U.S. Supreme Court decision made it legal for unmarried persons in the United States to obtain birth control.
   1. U.S. v. One Package
   2. Eisenstadt v. Baird
   3. Roe v. Wade
   4. Griswold v. Connecticut
7. Among married women throughout the world, the most commonly used reversible contraceptive method is
   1. The birth control pill.
   2. Fertility awareness methods
   3. The IUC or IUD
   4. Sterilization.
8. Among single women globally, the most commonly used reversible method is
   1. Norplant
   2. Condoms
   3. The birth control pill.
   4. The IUC or IUD
9. ______________________supported the contraceptive legislation promoted by Anthony Comstock.
   1. Margaret Sanger
   2. Griswold v. Connecticut
   3. U.S. v. One Package
   4. Many 19^th century feminist groups.
10. Which of these tested the initial birth control pill on patients?
    1. Dr. John Rock
    2. General William Draper
    3. Katherine Dexter McCormick
    4. Dr. Gregory Pincus
    5. Margaret Sanger.
11. The 1959 President’s Commission to study the U.S. Military Program
    1. Recommended that family planning support be given to foreign nations which requested this aid.
    2. Found that President Eisenhower supported all of their recommendations.
    3. Recommended that birth control trials be conducted in Puerto Rico.
    4. Generated little public discussion at the time.
12. Which of these is not a hormonal method of contraception?
    1. Emergency contraception.
    2. Vaginal diaphragm
    3. Contraceptive implants
    4. Birth control pill.
13. Breastfeeding is about 98% effective if
    1. The baby is less than 6 months old,
    2. The baby is exclusively or almost exclusively breastfed,
    3. The mother has not had a menstrual period since the birth of the child.
    4. All of the above conditions are met.
14. Which of the following is not considered a traditional method of birth control?
    1. Douching
    2. Folk methods
    3. Coitus interruptus
    4. Female condom
15. Which contraceptive method(s) protects against ectopic pregnancy, pelvic inflammatory disease (PID), and ovarian and endometrial and colorectal cancer, and may improve bone health in some women with low estrogen levels?
    1. Fertility awareness methods
    2. Vaginal diaphragm
    3. Some types of oral contraceptives.
    4. Contraceptive patch
16. The average woman in the United States spends about years at potential biological risk of pregnancy
    1. 19
    2. 29
    3. 39
    4. 49
17. What year did the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approve the sale of oral contraceptives?
    1. 1950
    2. 1945
    3. 1975
    4. 1960
    5. 1965
18. The Puritans disapproved of birth control because
    1. They thought children were a blessing from God.
    2. By having many children, they could participate in the Creation.
    3. Limiting births could reduce the number of the Elect.
    4. Unmarried people might use it.
    5. All of the above

True-False Questions

1. T F The contraceptive effect of lactation is much higher in developing countries than in developed countries.
2. T F The difference between perfect and typical use varies is greater for the birth control pill than for the male condom.
3. T F Early Islamic literature addressing contraception was generally more accurate than early Christian writing about birth control methods.
4. T F The use of contraceptive methods is generally far safer than pregnancy.
5. T F Throughout the world, women are more familiar with the health risks of birth control than with their non-contraceptive health benefits.
6. T F Coitus interruptus or withdrawal is completely ineffective as a contraceptive method.
7. T F Both modern contraceptive prevalence and traditional contraceptive prevalence are higher in developed regions of the world than in developing regions.
8. T F The risk of death or injury from combined oral contraceptives goes up dramatically if a woman smokes.
9. T F The risk of death while skydiving is much greater than for taking oral contraceptives.
10. T F Adolescents in the United States initiate sexual activity about three years earlier than adolescents in most Western European countries.
11. T F The average age of marriage in the United States is less than the average age of the mother at first birth.
12. T F In more developed countries, oral contraceptive use exceeds that of other reversible methods.