 Question 1

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When Michel Foucault argued that homosexuality did not exist as an identity until the 19th century, he
meant that_________.

Selected 1.
Answer: Scientists did not rigorously classify people based on their sexual activities until the
19th century.
Answers: 1.
Scientists did not rigorously classify people based on their sexual activities until the
19th century.
2.
Society did not acknowledge gay sexual activity until the 19th century.
3.
People did not have same-sex relationships until the 19th century.
4.
Gays and lesbians had to hide their sexuality due to oppressive laws until the 19th
century.
 Question 2
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According to Halberstam, contemporary horror films__________.
Selected 4.
Answer: All of the above.
Answers: 1.
Are more progressive.
2.
Often focus on anxieties surrounding gender and sxuality.
3.
Often disrupt heterosexual patriarchal family values and allow for a range of
interpretive views.

4.
All of the above.
 Question 3
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Fausto-Sterling's proposal for five sexes was originally__________.

Selected Answer: 4.
Proposed as satire to criticize our culture's rigid sex categories.
Answers: 1.
Proposed in an open letter to the American Medical Association.
2.
Proposed at the annual conference of the International Society for Gender Medicine.
3.
 Proposed as part of a petition that was presented to the California State Legislature.

4.
Proposed as satire to criticize our culture's rigid sex categories.
 Question 4
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The Kinsey Scale__________.

Selected Answer: 4.
Runs from 0 to 6 and provides a graded scale for sexual orientation.
Answers: 1.
Runs from 1 to 6 and provides a graded scale for sexual orientation.
2.
Runs from 1 to 6 and provides a graded scale for gender identity.
3.
Runs from 0 to 6 and provides a graded scale for gender identity.

4.
Runs from 0 to 6 and provides a graded scale for sexual orientation.
 Question 5
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What does Halberstam mean when she argues that "monstrosity is not 'psychological' but 'historically
specific'"?
Selected 4.
Answer: That monsters of any given era don't reflect psychological universals but anxieties and
concerns specific to that historical time.
Answers: 1.
That monsters are universal Jungian archetypes deeply embedded in human
consciousness.
2.
That monsters are historical relics that come back from the dead to
haunt supposedly modern communities.
3.
That the horror genre often presents stories from earlier historical periods.

4.
That monsters of any given era don't reflect psychological universals but anxieties and
concerns specific to that historical time.
 Question 6
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Queer Theory__________.

Selected Answer: 4.
All of the above.
Answers: 1.
Deconstructs fixed, binary categories of gender and sexuality.
 2.
Emphasizes fluid gender and sexual identities.
3.
Sees both gender and sexuality as performances.

4.
All of the above.
 Question 7
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Fausto-Sterling uses the word "herm" to apply to__________.

Selected Answer: 3.
A "true hermaphrodite" who possesses both ovarian and testicular tissue.
Answers: 1.
The Greek god Hermes, who was gay.
2.
A French gender theorist named Herman.

3.
A "true hermaphrodite" who possesses both ovarian and testicular tissue.
4.
The Greek god Hermaphroditus, who was a fusion of Hermes and Aphrodite.
 Question 8
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The term "homosexuality" first emerged as__________.

Selected 4.
Answer: A 19th century medical term that pathologized same-sex sexual acts and identities.
Answers: 1.
An early twentieth century military term identifying men unfit for military service due
to sexual orientation.
2.
An ancient Greek term describing the relationship between an enlightened male
philosopher and his much younger male pupil.
3.
A sixteenth century clerical term describing the relationship between two monks
involved in a sexual relationship.

4.
A 19th century medical term that pathologized same-sex sexual acts and identities.
 Question 9
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Sexual fluidity refers to__________.

Selected 2.
Answer: Sexual and gendered identities that are subject to change in various contexts.
 Answers: 1.
Hormones associated with sex and reproduction.

2.
Sexual and gendered identities that are subject to change in various contexts.
3.
Society's shifting attitudes toward same -sex relationships and the resulting
categorizations of normality.
4.
The media's inconsistent messages about sexual promiscuity.
 Question 10
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According to Fausto-Sterling, the two-sex model__________.

Selected Answer: 2.
Is socially constructed and does not reflect the diversity of the sexual continuum.
Answers: 1.
Is necessary for the reproduction of the human species.

2.
Is socially constructed and does not reflect the diversity of the sexual continuum.
3.
Was invented by ancient Greek medical philosophers.
4.
Is based on the raw facts of biology.
 Question 11
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The "G" spot refers to__________.

Selected Answer: 3.
A female anatomical feature identified by biologist Ernst Grafenberg.
Answers: 1.
An abbreviation for the "genital" spot.
2.
An abbreviation for the "good" spot.

3.
A female anatomical feature identified by biologist Ernst Grafenberg.
4.
A female anatomical feature identified by sexologist Eleanor Grafenberg.
 Question 12
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When queer theorists say that sex is gender "inscribed upon the body," they mean that__________.

Selected Answer: 1.
Sex is biological but gender is socially constructed.
 Answers: 1.
Sex is biological but gender is socially constructed.

2.
Biological sexuality is socially constructed.
3.
Biology is molded by thousands of years of cultural evolutionary adaptation.
4.
All of the Above.
 Question 13
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According to Judith Halberstam, 18th and 19th English Gothic works
like Dracula and Frankenstein__________.
Selected 3.
Answer: Aroused fear of and desire for a monstrous other that was often perceived as a threat to
the "purity" and status quo of English society.
Answers: 1.
Were universal forms of horror deeply rooted in the human psyche and thus transcended
the historical realities of the time.
2.
Were progressive forms of horror that questioned cultural norms.

3.
Aroused fear of and desire for a monstrous other that was often perceived as a threat to
the "purity" and status quo of English society.
4.
Were more concerned with gender and sexuality than with race and class.
 Question 14
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Queer theorists argue that binary categories like "gay" and "straight" and "male" and "female"__________.

Selected 1.
Answer: Are conceptual polarities that simplify a more diverse reality and force people to
conform to false concepts of normality.
Answers: 1.
Are conceptual polarities that simplify a more diverse reality and force people to
conform to false concepts of normality.
2.
Were dismantled by second-wave feminism and the Gay Liberation movement of the
1960s and 70s.
3.
Are socially constructed categories that reflect the realities of human biology.
4.
Are natural categories that follow the logic of ancient religious concepts like "yin" and
"yang."
 Question 15
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Transgender___________.
Selected 2.
Answer: Refers only to people who feel like their gender identity does not match the sex they
were assigned at birth.
Answers: 1.
Refers only to people who have undergone sexual reassignment surgery.
2.
Refers only to people who feel like their gender identity does not match the sex they
were assigned at birth.

3.
Refers to a variety of non-conforming gender identities.
4.
Refers mostly to transvestites.
 Question 16
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PLEASE WRITE AT LEAST TWO PARAGRAPHS IN RESPONSE TO THIS QUESTION:

Halberstam argues that monstrosity is not "psychological" but "historically specific," and that in
contemporary horror, monstrosity has shifted focus from class and race anxieties to anxieties surrounding
sexuality and gender. The science fiction story "Wives" appeared in 1979, when second-wave feminism
was peaking. Explain how the feminist depiction of monstrosity in this story fits into a radical period in
history when traditional gender and sexual roles were being redefined by both the feminist and Gay
Liberation movements. How does the story challenge traditional gender roles and sexual "norms"?

Selected The short story, "Wives," illustrate how traditional gender and sexual roles affect the way
Answer: women perceive their purpose of living. Traditionally, women were often expected to
perform as 'wives' where their primary purpose is to serve and please men. In the story, it is
seen that female characters, particularly the wives, are so conscious about how they look and
feel that they should always look better so their husbands won't leave them; as Doris stated,
"He thinks it's [her look] disgusting... I'm so afraid he will leave me" (27). However, another
character named Susie believes that wives should not be treated merely as objects for men's
pleasure; that they should not let themselves remain as "imitations, creatures molded by men"
(31). Susie wants a redefinition of gender roles, same with the movements fought by
feminists and the Gay Liberation. There was even a part in the story where an intimate
relationship between two wives, Susie and Doris, is described as 'partners, not strangers;' for
their sexual act is pure 'freedom and pleasure' (28). For Susie, if they continue to live as
'wives,' she believes that they may completely lose their identity. She, therefore, sees 'wives'
as a label created by men for their own desire; however, does not represent their true identity,
who they really are as an individual. 'Wives' is just a name that they call themselves, a
gender-based label, that men assigned roles to. Yet, we can learn from this story how Susie
tried to fight for her true gender and cultural identity, to break out from being imprisoned to
gender and sexual norms, while others chose to keep silent about it. The other wives did not
want a redefinition for they believe that it may be too dangerous and risky to take actions.
 This is similar to how the transition of changing the norms in our society was not accepted by
the majority at first. People find contentment with their daily lives that they choose to keep
silent than to fight for their freedom.
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