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Below are the questions for the exam with the choices of answers:
Question #1
A it does not challenge beliefs about the naturalness of the male/female binary.
B this frame has not been helpful in the political movement for trans equality.
C scientific findings dispute this claim.
D it differs too much from prevailing frames related to gay, lesbian, and bisexuality.
Question #2
A open identity.
B essentialist.
C transformable.
D sociocultural.
Question #3
A Gender varies greatly, is produced in interactions, and is embedded in institutions.
B Gender can be understood by looking at the different brain structures of men and women.
C Gender can be understood by looking at certain chromosomes.
D Gender can understood by looking at our closest primate ancestors.
Question #4
A Gender identities are both voluntary and coerced.
B There is no such thing as gender identity.
C Individuals are not responsible for their gender identities because they have been so strongly shaped by society
D Individuals do not have any choice to creating their gender identities since biological is responsible for gender.
Question #5
A natural differences schema.
B symbolic interactionist theories.
C social constructionist schemas.
D doing gender schemas.
Question #6
A the first intersex baby to be labeled a third gender.
B the first baby to die from infant “normalization” surgery.
C the first baby to have successful infant “normalization” surgery.
D the first case to challenge intersex surgery on infants and win.
Question #7
A increased height.
B possible sterilization.
C reduced sexual sensitivity.
D painful scarring.
Question #8
A be adopted to a more receptive family.
B undergo hormone therapy.
C be assigned a sex as soon as possible.
D wait until they are older to decide if they want to have surgery.
Question #9
A parents should be the only ones to decide on a sex for their baby if they are born with ambiguous genitalia.
B gender identity is malleable for about the first 18 months of an infant’s life.
C society has a duty to create a third gender to include intersex people.
D intersex people should wait until they are 18 to decide to have surgery or not.
Question #10
A who is born physically female but identifies as a man
B who dresses in women’s clothing.
C whose chromosomes do not match their sexual anatomy.
D who is born physically male but identifies as a woman
Question #11
A patriarchy is not the standard for every human society.
B matriarchies do not run as efficiently as patriarchal societies.
C men are not happy living in matriarchal societies.
D girls still feel bad about themselves despite women being in power.
Question #12
A it describes eggs as fast and aggressive.
B it is inappropriate to use gender-neutral language in science.
C it provides further justification for prevailing gender inequality.
D it claims some sperm are weak.
Question #13
A Humans have the capacity to reason and animals do not; so there is no comparison between the two.
B Many people will be offended.
C It is unclear what species we should use as the standard of measurement, and different species exhibit different behaviors between the males and females
D Humans have the capacity of language, and animals do not; so there is no comparison between the two.
Question #14
A the disbanding of Native American tribes during the colonial period.
B the removal of tribal, racial, and ethnic labels and identifying everyone as “human.”
C the fact that human nature is unchangeable, regardless of what tribe you belong to.
D the recognition that we all possess cultural biases and assumptions.