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