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Question
1. According to Erectile Dysfunction in the Middle Ages, the two cases of impotency discussed within the article were presumably caused by the following:
A. Men who were not sexually attracted to their wives and/or exhibited same sex interests.
B. Men exhibiting medical problems known as hypospadias and congenital adrenal hyperplasia
C. Men with cardiac related conditions such as high cholesterol and high blood pressure (hypertension)
D. Men exhibiting emotional disorders, namely depression or performance anxiety.
2. With recognition to the video, Holding it Straight: Sexual Orientation in the Middle Ages, Dr. Bob Mills suggests that the concept of sexual orientation during this time was what?
a. Defined as a personal understanding of one's sexual selfhood
b. Defined strictly as heterosexual, homosexual, and bisexual.
c. Filtered through a directional vocabulary (different from modern terminology) in which virgins and sodomites were fundamentally oriented
d. Incomprehensible because only natural sex between married people was permissible in accordance with religious beliefs.
3. According to Holding it Straight: Sexual Orientation in the Middle Ages, Dr. Bob Mills presents a passage discussing unnatural sins. One might imply that its phrase within, "...which I may not speak about for shame, nor dare not for fear...." relates to the practice of what?
a. Sodomy
b. Virginity/Chastity
c. Striking one's own flesh
d. Greed
4. According to the documentary: History of Sex: The Middle Ages, during the high Middle Ages, a richly varied sexual culture challenged the ideals of the Christian faith. However, the church did condone which sexual behavior?
a. Masturbation
b. Prostitution
c. Adultery
d. Oral Copulation
5. Which of the following was not one of the ways in which men fashionably displayed their virility (penis size) in social settings?
a. Long pointed shoes
b. Codpieces stuffed with sawdust
c. Tightly fitted clothing
d. Feathers of varying length that stuck into their hats
6. The Mayan people of Mesoamerica related which agricultural item to a scene of copulation?
a. Onion
b. Corn
c. Carrot
d. Banana
7. Wakashu became obsolete within Japanese society during the second half of the nineteenth century. What prompted this shift?
a. New and increased trade with the western world prompted new values such as heteronormity
b. Emperor Meiji named sexual ambiguity a sin in accordance with new religious beliefs
c. Fashion and style trends no longer favored the clothing and hairstyles worn by wakashu
d. The Constitution of the Empire of Japan denied sexual expression to anyone other than adult women
8. What is the enduring pattern of emotional, romantic, and/or sexual attraction to men, women, or both sexes called?
a. Sexual Orientation
b. Monogamy
c. Sexual Preference
d. Biological and social
9. Which one of the categories below are not usually part of the three categories discussed with sexual orientation?
a. Gay and Lesbian
b. Monogamy
c. Bisexual
d. Heterosexual
10. During the Middle Ages, virginity required self discipline and was also was a way to channel desire towards what type of goal?
a. Children's Goal
b. Wealth Goal
c. Marriage Goal
d. Spiritual Goal