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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the section titled "Government is Not Our Friend", the authors debate against government policies connected with what?

2. For whom does the book favor the concept of healthy sexuality?

3. The authors support that people have a choice whether to be civil rights activists for what cause?

4. What do the authors suggest as a way of overcoming jealousy?

5. In what section does one of the authors reveal the discovery that "jealousy needn't kill"?

Short Essay Questions

1. Explain how the concept of 'ownership' provides opportunities to exercise one's fantasies.

2. What do the authors suggest is the 'best' way to mess a relationship up, and what are the effects?

3. According to the book, what are ways that promiscuous people are oppressed?

4. How do the authors strike a balance between their relationship with one another and their relationships with other people?

5. In terms of boundaries, how do the authors feel about sluts being accused of being indiscriminate?

6. Describe the relationship between the two authors.

7. What are some of the factors the authors mention which can contribute to how easily a person might get jealous?

8. What oppression do the authors recognize in the section on 'Judging Ourselves' and what resolution do they suggest?

9. What is the essential viewpoint of the book and the authors on sexuality and sexual behavior?

10. How do the authors define and then defend the term "promiscuous"?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast the state of public sex in foreign and American culture, using examples from the text, and then discuss how televised sex reflects these cultural views.

Essay Topic 2

First, discuss how answering the question "Who do I have to lie to?" tells a lot about a person and what their life is really like. Then, address how lies and deceit, according to the book, factor into the lives of the general population.

Essay Topic 3

What are the serious health issues and high-risk behaviors that the authors focus on in the book? Examine how these health concerns can pose special threats to women, as well as explain the different methods and effectiveness of treatment and prevention.

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