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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2, Chapter 2, The Perverse Implantation.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did the author of "My Secret Life" write about?
(a) Sexual acts he heard in confession.
(b) The horror he felt at some of his sexual desires.
(c) Secrets told to him by friends.
(d) A scrupulous and detailed account of his sexual episodes.

2. What would Foucault agree with about modern industrial society?
(a) It witnessed a visible explosion of unorthodox sexualities.
(b) It ushered in an age of increased sexual repression.
(c) It has created an imbalanced polarization of pleasure and power.
(d) Never has a society been more prudish.

3. What can be said about the discourse on sex Foucault sets forth?
(a) It is an attempt to purge unwanted desires.
(b) It is symptomatic of repression.
(c) It is constrained to the educated and powerful population.
(d) It is a multiplicity of discourses produced by a many mechanisms and institutions.

4. Which of the following can NOT be said of the medicalization of the sexually peculiar?
(a) It entailed examination and insistent observation.
(b) It presupposed proximity.
(c) It was an analytical practice devoid of pleasure.
(d) It required an intimate exchange of discourse.

5. Per Foucault, what happened the "will to knowledge" about sexuality under the taboo of sexuality?
(a) It became the domain of the upper classes and those in power.
(b) It was driven underground and become occult.
(c) It led to the creation of the science of sexuality.
(d) It was nearly extinguished by imposed silence.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Foucault say are the results of power exercised over sex?

2. Per Foucault, what does our tone of voice tell us when we speak about sexuality?

3. Which public institution undertook to classify and manage all forms of "incomplete" sexual practices?

4. Which of the following would Foucault NOT agree was a result of sexual discourse?

5. Which of the following is NOT one of Foucault's statements regarding the discourses around sexuality of children?

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