Human Sexuality 2e, Practice Quiz: Chapter 07

. Tampons soaked in crocodile dung were used as a form of birth control in which ancient culture?

. When was the use of birth control removed from the Canadian Criminal Code?

. Which of the following methods of birth control is most effective assuming normal but not perfect use?

. What typical of birth control becomes much less effective once a woman has had a child?

. Which of the following is the most effective of the following birth control choices (assuming "typical use")?

. If a woman has a 28-day menstrual cycle, with day 1 being the first day of menstrual bleeding, on which days is a woman LEAST likely to become pregnant?

. When compared to other methods of coping with unplanned pregnancies, where does adoption rank?

. Which of the following birth control methods requires the least amount of effort for a woman to use regularly?

. Which method of birth control is significantly less popular in developing countries than in developed countries?

. The NuvaRing can be a problematic form of birth control for women because it can cause which side effect?

. In Canada, the first birth control clinic started in which city?

. Jennifer and Mark have three children and have decided that they do not wish to have any more. Which of the following birth control choices would likely have the fewest medical issues while still preventing pregnancy?

. In Canada, which of the following women would be MOST likely to have used a condom during their last sexual encounter?

. What percentage of couples become pregnant within one year of not using birth control?

. Which birth control method can also be used as emergency contraception?

. What is a drawback to teaching about abstinence as the only truly effective method of birth control?

. Which of the following is the MOST important predictor of whether someone WILL use birth control?

. Which method of contraception is permanent and has a failure rate of 0.05 per cent?

. According to research in Canada, what is the most common reason females have for not using condoms?

. Although research on the impact of abortion has had varied results, what has research consistently found?

. What is the name for an uncommon, but serious bacterial infection associated with some barrier contraceptives?

. Which of the following is NOT considered a natural method of birth control?

. In what year did abortion become fully legal in Canada?

. Which of the following is a hormonal method contraceptive?

. Which statement is NOT true regarding the IMB model of sexual risk-taking?

. Prehistorically, the most widely and consistently used method of population control--the larger implication of birth control--was likely infanticide.

. Without using any form of contraception, the probability of getting pregnant within a year is 65 per cent if you are sexually active.

. There are no disadvantages to natural methods of birth control.

. Emergency contraception is used after intercourse and before the time that the egg could implant in the uterine lining.

. Vacuum suction curettage is the only surgical option for aborting a pregnancy in the first seven weeks.

. Hormonal contraceptives are reversible methods of birth control that protect against pregnancy and STIs.

. The condom is more popular in the world's developing areas than in developed countries.

. Abortion is illegal with no exception in El Salvador, Malta, and Vatican City.

. In a public adoption, the birth mother is generally involved in the process after she has given her consent for her baby to be turned over to the adoption organization.

. Plan B is more effective than the Yuzpe method in preventing pregnancy.

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