Test Bank

Chapter 7: LGBTQIA Relationships

Multiple Choice

1. What does the “A” in LGBTQIA stand for?

a. abnormal

b. asexual

c. assigned

d. atypical

Learning Objective: 7.1: Know the meaning of the letters LGBTQIA.

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Basic Terms

Difficulty Level: Easy

2. Most of the terms indicated by the LGBTQIA acronym refer to an individual’s ______.

a. sex

b. biological orientation

c. physical appearance

d. sexual orientation

Learning Objective: 7.1: Know the meaning of the letters LGBTQIA.

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Sexual Orientation

Difficulty Level: Easy

3. What statement is accurate about sexual orientation?

a. It is innate.

b. It is synonymous with your sexual behavior.

c. It can change or be static.

d. It is assigned at birth.

Learning Objective: 7.1: Know the meaning of the letters LGBTQIA.

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: Sexual Orientation

Difficulty Level: Medium

4. Taylor self-identifies as pansexual. What does this mean?

a. Taylor is attracted to others regardless of their biological sex, gender, or gender identity.

b. Taylor is attracted to heterosexual men and women.

c. Taylor seldom experiences sexual attraction to others.

d. Taylor mostly experiences attraction to members of the same sex.

Learning Objective: 7.1: Know the meaning of the letters LGBTQIA.

Cognitive Domain: Application

Answer Location: Sexual Orientation

Difficulty Level: Medium

5. Within the population of the United States, there are around ______ LGBTQ adults, or about 4% of the population.

a. 1 million

b. 5 million

c. 10 million

d. 25 million

Learning Objective: 7.1: Know the meaning of the letters LGBTQIA.

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Sexual Orientation

Difficulty Level: Easy

6. Your gender identity is best explained as your ______.

a. sexual orientation

b. self-concept as male, female, both, or neither

c. biological sex

d. socially assigned role

Learning Objective: 7.1: Know the meaning of the letters LGBTQIA.

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Gender Identity

Difficulty Level: Easy

7. Robin was born female, but self-identifies as male in his adult life. Robin is recognized as ______.

a. intersex

b. genderqueer

c. transsexual

d. transgender

Learning Objective: 7.1: Know the meaning of the letters LGBTQIA.

Cognitive Domain: Application

Answer Location: Gender Identity

Difficulty Level: Medium

8. Due to the complexity of gender identity and sexual orientation, the best language strategy for addressing or speaking about someone is to ______.

a. ask the individual about pronoun preferences

b. use gender inclusive pronouns

c. avoid referencing gender

d. use the form he/she or his/her as pronouns

Learning Objective: 7.1: Know the meaning of the letters LGBTQIA.

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: Choices in Language

Difficulty Level: Medium

9. Why is classifying individuals into sexual orientation categories problematic?

a. Sexual orientation relies on expensive DNA testing.

b. You cannot be sure unless you view their genitals.

c. Many people falsely portray their orientation.

d. Most people are unsure.

Learning Objective: 7.2: Discuss the problems with identifying and classifying sexual orientation.

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Problems with Identifying and Classifying Sexual Orientation

Difficulty Level: Easy

10. Kyper and Box (2016) proposed the new category, ______, to describe people who are also attracted to same-sex partners in terms of their fantasies and sexual behaviors.

a. bisexuals

b. mostly heterosexuals

c. lesbians

d. asexuals

Learning Objective: 7.2: Discuss the problems with identifying and classifying sexual orientation.

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Problems with Identifying and Classifying Sexual Orientation

Difficulty Level: Easy

11. Kylie used to be attracted to men, but lately her sexual partners have been women. Kylie’s sexual orientation is ______.

a. inborn

b. static

c. deviant

d. fluid

Learning Objective: 7.2: Discuss the problems with identifying and classifying sexual orientation.

Cognitive Domain: Application

Answer Location: Problems with Identifying and Classifying Sexual Orientation

Difficulty Level: Medium

12. What was the purpose of the Heterosexual-Homosexual Rating Scale used in Alfred Kinsey’s research?

a. to identify sexual orientation on a continuum

b. to influence sexual behavior

c. to classify individuals as heterosexual or homosexual

d. to label individuals as deviant or normal

Learning Objective: 7.2: Discuss the problems with identifying and classifying sexual orientation.

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: Problems with Identifying and Classifying Sexual Orientation

Difficulty Level: Medium

13. What does research indicate about the origins of sexual orientation?

a. It is inborn.

b. It is learned behavior.

c. It is due to birth order.

d. No single factor explains it.

Learning Objective: 7.3: Explain the origins of sexual orientation.

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Origins of Sexual-Orientation Diversity

Difficulty Level: Easy

14. An individual who undergoes conversion therapy is attempting to ______.

a. accept their sexual orientation

b. change their sexual orientation

c. reverse their gender identity

d. alter society’s opinion of sexuality

Learning Objective: 7.3: Explain the origins of sexual orientation.

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Can One’s Sexual Orientation Change?

Difficulty Level: Easy

15. What is the Church of England’s stance on conversion therapy?

a. accepts it as God’s will

b. feels it is moral and ethical

c. urges a government ban

d. supports government funding

Learning Objective: 7.3: Explain the origins of sexual orientation.

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Can One’s Sexual Orientation Change?

Difficulty Level: Easy

16. What does research reveal about the use of conversion therapy to change one’s sexual orientation?

a. It is ineffective, but harmless.

b. It may cause psychological, physical, and emotional harm.

c. It is effective for men, but not for women.

d. It is effective in the majority of situations.

Learning Objective: 7.3: Explain the origins of sexual orientation.

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Can One’s Sexual Orientation Change?

Difficulty Level: Easy

17. Heterosexist societies support and reinforce the institutional superiority of ______.

a. men

b. women

c. heterosexuals

d. gender fluidity

Learning Objective: 7.4: Define homonegativity, homophobia, biphobia, binegativity, and transphobia.

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: Heterosexism, Homonegativity, Homophobia, Biphobia, Binegativity and Transphobia

Difficulty Level: Medium

18. Tessa remarked that the new home on the block must be owned by gays, since it was decorated so femininely. What is this scenario an example of?

a. a micro aggression

b. overt discrimination

c. heterosexism

d. homonegativity

Learning Objective: 7.4: Define homonegativity, homophobia, biphobia, binegativity, and transphobia.

Cognitive Domain: Application

Answer Location: Heterosexism, Homonegativity, Homophobia, Biphobia, Binegativity and Transphobia

Difficulty Level: Medium

19. Luke decides to quit his soccer team when he finds out that his coach is gay. Luke is exhibiting ______.

a. religiosity

b. heterosexism

c. homophobia

d. internalized homophobia

Learning Objective: 7.4: Define homonegativity, homophobia, biphobia, binegativity, and transphobia.

Cognitive Domain: Application

Answer Location: Attitudes toward being Gay, Homonegative, and Homophobic

Difficulty Level: Medium

20. If you are experiencing biphobia, then you are a ______.

a. gay man trying to stay “down low”

b. lesbian woman suffering discrimination

c. bisexual individual undergoing conversion therapy

d. bisexual individual facing double discrimination

Learning Objective: 7.4: Define homonegativity, homophobia, biphobia, binegativity, and transphobia.

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: Biphobia and Binegativity

Difficulty Level: Medium

21. Gina is concerned about the physical and emotional harassment directed toward Judy, her lesbian teenage daughter, at school. Gina is another victim of ______.

a. hypersexuality

b. heterosexism

c. binegativity

d. transphobia

Learning Objective: 7.4: Define homonegativity, homophobia, biphobia, binegativity, and transphobia.

Cognitive Domain: Application

Answer Location: Effects of Homophobia, Trans Bias, and Discrimination on Heterosexuals

Difficulty Level: Medium

22. How do LGBTQ couples differ from heterosexual couples?

a. They have lower levels of emotional expression.

b. They place higher value on attachment.

c. They demonstrate no power conflicts.

d. They experience less family support for relationship.

Learning Objective: 7.5: Review LGBTQ relationships and mixed-orientation relationships.

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: LGBTQ Relationships

Difficulty Level: Medium

23. Kurdek’s (2008) research showed the highest level of relationship quality is experienced by ______.

a. lesbian couples

b. gay male couples

c. heterosexual couples with children

d. heterosexual couples without children

Learning Objective: 7.5: Review LGBTQ relationships and mixed-orientation relationships.

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Sexuality and Commitment

Difficulty Level: Easy

24. Which group experiences fewer social barriers for engaging in casual sex?

a. gay couples

b. men

c. women

d. lesbian couples

Learning Objective: 7.5: Review LGBTQ relationships and mixed-orientation relationships.

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Sexuality and Commitment

Difficulty Level: Easy

25. What statement is accurate concerning the mating behaviors of transgender individuals?

a. Transitioning is usually associated with having more sexual partners.

b. Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and queer persons prefer transgender partners.

c. Female to male individuals most value physical attractiveness in partners.

d. They face more challenges in finding a partner than others.

Learning Objective: 7.5: Review LGBTQ relationships and mixed-orientation relationships.

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: Mate Preferences of Transgender Individuals

Difficulty Level: Medium

26. Peterson and colleague’s (2017) research revealed that ______ were the first people that LGBTQ individuals came out to, typically with a highly positive response.

a. siblings

b. friends

c. parents

d. grandparents

Learning Objective: 7.6: Describe the struggles LGBTQ individuals face during the coming out process.

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Coming Out to Siblings, Parents, and Peers

Difficulty Level: Easy

27. You come out directly to your parents, but they avoid talking about it afterwards, and never refer to it again. Which term describes this scenario?

a. the open closet

b. the transparent closet

c. going back in the closet

d. the family closet

Learning Objective: 7.6: Describe the struggles LGBTQ individuals face during the coming out process.

Cognitive Domain: Application

Answer Location: Coming Out to Siblings, Parents, and Peers

Difficulty Level: Medium

28. The text reports that regardless of the strategy used, the dominant response to coming out as bisexual to one’s parents is ______.

a. complete rejection

b. shame and punishment

c. complete acceptance

d. labeling it as a phase

Learning Objective: 7.6: Describe the struggles LGBTQ individuals face during the coming out process.

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Coming Out to Siblings, Parents, and Peers

Difficulty Level: Easy

29. Same-sex marriage became legal in all states in what year?

a. 2002

b. 2008

c. 2015

d. 2017

Learning Objective: 7.7: Understand the pros and cons of same-sex marriage.

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Same-Sex Marriage

Difficulty Level: Easy

30. Which age cohort shows the greatest support for same-sex marriage?

a. Millennials

b. Generation X

c. Baby Boomers

d. Silent Generation

Learning Objective: 7.7: Understand the pros and cons of same-sex marriage.

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Same-Sex Marriage

Difficulty Level: Easy

31. LGBTQ individuals cite ______ as the primary reason for marriage.

a. legal rights

b. work benefits

c. love

d. social acceptance

Learning Objective: 7.7: Understand the pros and cons of same-sex marriage.

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Same-Sex Marriage

Difficulty Level: Easy

32. Homosexuality is punishable by death in which country?

a. India

b. Uruguay

c. Brazil

d. Pakistan

Learning Objective: 7.7: Understand the pros and cons of same-sex marriage.

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Same-Sex Marriage

Difficulty Level: Easy

33. In the United States, what did legalization of same-sex marriage fail to provide for same-sex couples?

a. rights to inherit from a spouse who dies without a will

b. protections from social stereotyping

c. divorce protections

d. rights to health insurance coverage under a spouse’s insurance plan

Learning Objective: 7.7: Understand the pros and cons of same-sex marriage.

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: Same-Sex Marriage

Difficulty Level: Medium

34. What is reported as a negative consequence of legalized same-sex unions?

a. pressure to present an idyllic family image

b. decreased monogamy beliefs

c. increased hate crimes

d. decreased relationship stability

Learning Objective: 7.7: Understand the pros and cons of same-sex marriage.

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: Same-Sex Marriage

Difficulty Level: Medium

35. As a gay man, Julian is deciding if he wants to have a child but worries about his partner’s desire and motivation to become a parent. What type of issue concerns Julian?

a. socioeconomic

b. personal

c. contextual

d. relational

Learning Objective: 7.8: Know the various LGBTQ parenting issues.

Cognitive Domain: Application

Answer Location: LGBTQ Parenting Issues

Difficulty Level: Medium

36. Data on gay fathers indicates that they are more likely to ______.

a. reject fatherhood as unimportant in determining happiness

b. co-parent equally than fathers in heterosexual relationships

c. lose self-worth and identity during parenthood

d. experience issues in the parent–child relationship

Learning Objective: 7.8: Know the various LGBTQ parenting issues.

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Lesbian Mothers and Gay Fathers

Difficulty Level: Easy

37. What statement accurately reflects a general difference in LGBTQ parents from heterosexual parents?

a. They experience poorer health, as do their children.

b. They see gender variance as an individual problem.

c. They provide more gender socialization options.

d. They are more economically disadvantaged.

Learning Objective: 7.8: Know the various LGBTQ parenting issues.

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Development and Well-Being of Children with Gay or Lesbian Parents

Difficulty Level: Easy

38. As a parent, what is the major challenge involved in raising a gender variant child?

a. helping the child navigate cultural norms

b. protecting the child from all prejudice and discrimination

c. assisting the child in determining a gender identity

d. converting the child to a stable gender identity

Learning Objective: 7.8: Know the various LGBTQ parenting issues.

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: Rearing a Gender Variant Child

Difficulty Level: Medium

39. In a second-parent adoption case, an individual ______.

a. participates in a surrogate pregnancy

b. adopts a child from a relationship outside a marriage

c. gives up legal status of their biological child to the other parent

d. adopts their partner’s child without terminating the first parent’s legal status

Learning Objective: 7.8: Know the various LGBTQ parenting issues.

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Discrimination in Child Custody, Visitation, Adoption, and Foster Care

Difficulty Level: Easy

40. Regarding LGBTQ individuals, in the future it is expected that ______.

a. social tolerance and acceptance will increase

b. moral tolerance and acceptance will decrease

c. acceptance of individuals will increase, while acceptance of relationships will decrease

d. corporations will find ways to circumvent expanded legal rights

Learning Objective: 7.9: Discuss the future for LGBTQ relationships in the United States.

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Future of LGBTQ Relationships

Difficulty Level: Easy

True/False

1. The B and the Q in the LGBTQIA acronym have multiple meanings.

Learning Objective: 7.1: Know the meaning of the letters LGBTQIA.

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Sexual Orientation

Difficulty Level: Easy

2. Asexual individuals are unable to form emotional attachments or experience sexual pleasure.

Learning Objective: 7.1: Know the meaning of the letters LGBTQIA.

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Sexual Orientation

Difficulty Level: Easy

3. Sexual orientation is fluid.

Learning Objective: 7.2: Discuss the problems with identifying and classifying sexual orientation.

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Problems with Identifying and Classifying Sexual Orientation

Difficulty Level: Easy

4. Sexual behavior, attraction, love, and desire do not always match.

Learning Objective: 7.2: Discuss the problems with identifying and classifying sexual orientation.

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Problems with Identifying and Classifying Sexual Orientation

Difficulty Level: Easy

5. The American Psychiatric Association considers homosexuality a mental disorder.

Learning Objective: 7.3: Explain the origins of sexual orientation.

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Origins of Sexual-Orientation Diversity

Difficulty Level: Easy

6. The Supreme Court has ruled that bakers cannot be compelled to make wedding cakes for same-sex couples.

Learning Objective: 7.4: Define homonegativity, homophobia, biphobia, binegativity, and transphobia.

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Heterosexism, Homonegativity, Homophobia, Biphobia, Binegativity and Transphobia

Difficulty Level: Easy

7. When African American men are on the down low, they are hiding homosexual behavior.

Learning Objective: 7.4: Define homonegativity, homophobia, biphobia, binegativity, and transphobia.

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Attitudes Toward Being Gay, Homonegative and Homophobic

Difficulty Level: Easy

8. A mixed-orientation couple has one partner who is gay and one who is bisexual.

Learning Objective: 7.5: Review LGBTQ relationships and mixed-orientation relationships.

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Mixed-Orientation Relationships

Difficulty Level: Easy

9. Many parents treat their child coming out as gay differently than coming out as bisexual.

Learning Objective: 7.6: Describe the struggles LGBTQ individuals face during the coming out process.

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Coming Out to Siblings, Parents, and Peers

Difficulty Level: Easy

10. Gay males are less likely than heterosexual males to tie the meaning of life to fatherhood.

Learning Objective: 7.8: Know the various LGBTQ parenting issues.

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: Lesbian Mothers and Gay Fathers

Difficulty Level: Medium

Essay

1. Discuss the concept of gender identity as a social construct. Provide examples to support your argument.

Learning Objective: 7.1: Know the meaning of the letters LGBTQIA.

Cognitive Domain: Analysis

Answer Location: Gender Identity

Difficulty Level: Hard

2. Review the discussion on the determinants of sexual orientation. How have the medical community's views changed over the years? Why does this topic interest social scientists?

Learning Objective: 7.3: Explain the origins of sexual orientation.

Cognitive Domain: Analysis

Answer Location: Origins of Sexual-Orientation Diversity

Difficulty Level: Hard

3. Consider how American culture has institutionalized heterosexism. Provide at least two examples of how society reinforces this view.

Learning Objective: 7.4: Define homonegativity, homophobia, biphobia, binegativity, and transphobia.

Cognitive Domain: Application

Answer Location: Heterosexism, Homonegativity, Homophobia, Biphobia, Binegativity and Transphobia

Difficulty Level: Hard

4. How does the use of technology contribute to the preponderance of casual sexual encounters among the gay male community?

Learning Objective: 7.5: Review LGBTQ relationships and mixed-orientation relationships.

Cognitive Domain: Analysis

Answer Location: Sexuality and Commitment

Difficulty Level: Hard

5. Your best friend comes out to you as gay. What information can you provide to him or her? Write your friend a letter that objectively reviews the obstacles your friend faces, as well as the benefits of being out.

Learning Objective: 7.6: Describe the struggles LGBTQ individuals face during the coming out process.

Cognitive Domain: Analysis

Answer Location: Coming Out to Siblings, Parents, and Peers

Difficulty Level: Hard