Question 1

Who were the Canaanites and what influence did they have on sexual morality in Judaism?

Accepted Answer

The Canaanites were an ancient Semitic people who inhabited the land of Canaan, which is roughly modern-day Israel, Palestine, Lebanon, and parts of Jordan and Syria. They were known for their polytheistic religious practices and were mentioned in various ancient texts, including the Bible.

The influence of the Canaanites on sexual morality in Judaism is a topic of debate among scholars. Some argue that the Canaanite culture had a lax attitude towards sexual practices, including adultery, incest, and temple prostitution. This is based on archaeological evidence and ancient texts that describe Canaanite religious rituals involving sexual acts.

In contrast, others argue that the Hebrew Bible portrays the Canaanites as engaging in immoral sexual practices as a way to justify the Israelites' conquest of the land. They argue that the depiction of Canaanite sexual immorality was a way to differentiate the Israelites' moral code from that of their neighbors.

Regardless of the exact influence of the Canaanites on sexual morality in Judaism, it is clear that the Hebrew Bible emphasizes the importance of sexual purity and fidelity within the Jewish community. This is evident in various laws and commandments related to sexual conduct, such as prohibitions against adultery, incest, and bestiality. These laws and moral teachings have had a lasting impact on Jewish sexual morality and continue to be upheld in Jewish communities today.

Question 2

The concept of "dualism" refers to

Accepted Answer

A) the belief that the mind and the body are inseparable 
B) the belief that everyone has a soul 
C) the notion that body and spirit are unalterably separate and opposed to each other 
D) the pursuit of wisdom and virtue 
A) the belief that the mind and the body are inseparable 
B) the belief that everyone has a soul 
C) the notion that body and spirit are unalterably separate and opposed to each other 
D) the pursuit of wisdom and virtue C

Question 3

In the Old Testament,sexual intercourse is often referred to as

Accepted Answer

A) coupling. 
B) making the beast with two backs. 
C) relating. 
D) having knowledge of someone. 
A) coupling. 
B) making the beast with two backs. 
C) relating. 
D) having knowledge of someone. D

Question 4

The varied religious faiths in North America today have debated quite vigorously about homosexuality and its place in their faith.Let's say that your religious faith indicates that homosexual acts are to be condemned and so are homosexual persons unless they repent and become heterosexual.The position that you and religious faith most likely holds about homosexuality is

Accepted Answer

A) rejectionism 
B) modified rejection 
C) qualified acceptance 
D) full acceptance 
A) rejectionism 
B) modified rejection 
C) qualified acceptance 
D) full acceptance

Question 5

The issue of therapeutic cloning has not raised ethical concerns because it is not about reproduction.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

You are very much in favour of using ethics that direct you to judge actions based on an individual basis and the particular circumstances in which the person was involved,not on some general abstract principle such as "Thou shalt be good." This sort of ethics is known as

Accepted Answer

A) religious ethics. 
B) classical Greek philosophy. 
C) legalism. 
D) situation ethics. 
A) religious ethics. 
B) classical Greek philosophy. 
C) legalism. 
D) situation ethics.

Question 7

Of the following religious groups,which is the most accepting of homosexuals and homosexual behaviours?

Accepted Answer

A) Roman Catholics 
B) Anglicans 
C) Quakers 
D) Baptists 
A) Roman Catholics 
B) Anglicans 
C) Quakers 
D) Baptists

Question 8

New reproductive technologies that enable people to conceive children outside of the normal process of sexual intercourse include all of the following except

Accepted Answer

A) in vitro fertilization. 
B) embryo transfer. 
C) surrogate motherhood. 
D) manual penetration. 
A) in vitro fertilization. 
B) embryo transfer. 
C) surrogate motherhood. 
D) manual penetration.

Question 9

This approach to sexuality seeks intimacy between persons and condemns exploitative relationships,but tends to be tolerant and skeptical of claims of absolute right and wrong.This approach is

Accepted Answer

A) Judaism 
B) Old Morality 
C) Hedonism 
D) Humanism 
A) Judaism 
B) Old Morality 
C) Hedonism 
D) Humanism

Question 10

Gay Pride parades are an example of sexual minority and sexually diverse groups demonstrating their rights to

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A) force their sexual choices on others. 
B) education and health care. 
C) sexual equality and emotional sexual expression. 
D) sexual autonomy and pleasure. 
A) force their sexual choices on others. 
B) education and health care. 
C) sexual equality and emotional sexual expression. 
D) sexual autonomy and pleasure.

Question 11

HIV/AIDS has raised some interesting ethical questions for religious individuals and communities in Canada with the result that

Accepted Answer

A) there is widespread acceptance of the main two victim populations of homosexuals and intravenous drug users. 
B) a major ethical conflict centres upon the dignity and the autonomy of the individual (victim). 
C) there is real concern about the financial cost of AIDS borne by churches. 
D) the Roman Catholic Church in America has come out in favour of the use of condoms creating a rift between the American Catholic Church and Rome. 
A) there is widespread acceptance of the main two victim populations of homosexuals and intravenous drug users. 
B) a major ethical conflict centres upon the dignity and the autonomy of the individual (victim). 
C) there is real concern about the financial cost of AIDS borne by churches. 
D) the Roman Catholic Church in America has come out in favour of the use of condoms creating a rift between the American Catholic Church and Rome.

Question 12

For full acceptance of homosexuals into their religions,Quakers,Unitarians and Roman Catholics are exceptionally accepting.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Overall,Jewish religion holds sexuality in positive regard when it is part of married love and affection.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Male and female temple prostitutes were very much a part of

Accepted Answer

A) the Hebrew religion 
B) the Canaanite religion 
C) early Catholicism 
D) early Christianity 
A) the Hebrew religion 
B) the Canaanite religion 
C) early Catholicism 
D) early Christianity

Question 15

The Protestant Reformation in the sixteenth century destroyed the Christian unity of Europe and shook the theological foundations of the Catholic Church.According to your text,in the matter of sexual ethics there were

Accepted Answer

A) dramatic changes towards liberalizing sexual ethics. 
B) dramatic changes towards making sexual ethics more conservative. 
C) changes only in the old Catholic Churches. 
D) only modest changes. 
A) dramatic changes towards liberalizing sexual ethics. 
B) dramatic changes towards making sexual ethics more conservative. 
C) changes only in the old Catholic Churches. 
D) only modest changes.

Question 16

The trend among many of the "moderate" mainstream Protestant denominations is toward qualified acceptance or full acceptance of homosexuals.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Pluralists

Accepted Answer

A) appeal to law for the enforcement of their views. 
B) appeal to religion for the enforcement of their views. 
C) allow freedom to individuals even if the order and uniformity of society might be endangered by their actions. 
D) favour strict regulation of human conduct to help make people good. 
A) appeal to law for the enforcement of their views. 
B) appeal to religion for the enforcement of their views. 
C) allow freedom to individuals even if the order and uniformity of society might be endangered by their actions. 
D) favour strict regulation of human conduct to help make people good.

Question 18

The religious belief that sexual desire can be overcome during the act of sexual intercourse as a means of transcending the limitations of human life is part of the faith called

Accepted Answer

A) Roman Catholicism 
B) Tantric Buddhism 
C) Moksha Hinduism 
D) Protestantism 
A) Roman Catholicism 
B) Tantric Buddhism 
C) Moksha Hinduism 
D) Protestantism

Question 19

Discuss the three major responses that religions have made to the issue of homosexuality.

Accepted Answer

Religions have responded to the issue of

Question 20

In recent years,ethicists have begun to rethink the morality of nonmarital sexuality in that their conclusions are different than the biblical tradition which has supported Western ethics limiting sexual intercourse only to marriage.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Who were the Canaanites and what influence did they have on sexual morality in Judaism?

The concept of "dualism" refers to

In the Old Testament,sexual intercourse is often referred to as

The issue of therapeutic cloning has not raised ethical concerns because it is not about reproduction.

You are very much in favour of using ethics that direct you to judge actions based on an individual basis and the particular circumstances in which the person was involved,not on some general abstract principle such as "Thou shalt be good." This sort of ethics is known as

Of the following religious groups,which is the most accepting of homosexuals and homosexual behaviours?

New reproductive technologies that enable people to conceive children outside of the normal process of sexual intercourse include all of the following except

This approach to sexuality seeks intimacy between persons and condemns exploitative relationships,but tends to be tolerant and skeptical of claims of absolute right and wrong.This approach is

Gay Pride parades are an example of sexual minority and sexually diverse groups demonstrating their rights to

HIV/AIDS has raised some interesting ethical questions for religious individuals and communities in Canada with the result that

For full acceptance of homosexuals into their religions,Quakers,Unitarians and Roman Catholics are exceptionally accepting.

Overall,Jewish religion holds sexuality in positive regard when it is part of married love and affection.

Male and female temple prostitutes were very much a part of

The Protestant Reformation in the sixteenth century destroyed the Christian unity of Europe and shook the theological foundations of the Catholic Church.According to your text,in the matter of sexual ethics there were

The trend among many of the "moderate" mainstream Protestant denominations is toward qualified acceptance or full acceptance of homosexuals.

Pluralists

The religious belief that sexual desire can be overcome during the act of sexual intercourse as a means of transcending the limitations of human life is part of the faith called

Discuss the three major responses that religions have made to the issue of homosexuality.

In recent years,ethicists have begun to rethink the morality of nonmarital sexuality in that their conclusions are different than the biblical tradition which has supported Western ethics limiting sexual intercourse only to marriage.

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Exam 20: Ethics, Religion, and Sexuality

Who were the Canaanites and what influence did they have on sexual morality in Judaism?

The concept of "dualism" refers to

In the Old Testament,sexual intercourse is often referred to as

The issue of therapeutic cloning has not raised ethical concerns because it is not about reproduction.

You are very much in favour of using ethics that direct you to judge actions based on an individual basis and the particular circumstances in which the person was involved,not on some general abstract principle such as "Thou shalt be good." This sort of ethics is known as

Of the following religious groups,which is the most accepting of homosexuals and homosexual behaviours?

New reproductive technologies that enable people to conceive children outside of the normal process of sexual intercourse include all of the following except

This approach to sexuality seeks intimacy between persons and condemns exploitative relationships,but tends to be tolerant and skeptical of claims of absolute right and wrong.This approach is

Gay Pride parades are an example of sexual minority and sexually diverse groups demonstrating their rights to

HIV/AIDS has raised some interesting ethical questions for religious individuals and communities in Canada with the result that

For full acceptance of homosexuals into their religions,Quakers,Unitarians and Roman Catholics are exceptionally accepting.

Overall,Jewish religion holds sexuality in positive regard when it is part of married love and affection.

Male and female temple prostitutes were very much a part of

The Protestant Reformation in the sixteenth century destroyed the Christian unity of Europe and shook the theological foundations of the Catholic Church.According to your text,in the matter of sexual ethics there were

The trend among many of the "moderate" mainstream Protestant denominations is toward qualified acceptance or full acceptance of homosexuals.

Pluralists

The religious belief that sexual desire can be overcome during the act of sexual intercourse as a means of transcending the limitations of human life is part of the faith called

Discuss the three major responses that religions have made to the issue of homosexuality.

In recent years,ethicists have begun to rethink the morality of nonmarital sexuality in that their conclusions are different than the biblical tradition which has supported Western ethics limiting sexual intercourse only to marriage.

Sexuality in Perspective

Theoretical Perspectives on Sexuality

Sex Research

Sexual Anatomy

Sex Hormones, Sexual Differentiation, and Menstruation

Conception, Pregnancy, and Childbirth

Contraception and Abortion

Sexually Transmitted Infections

Sexual Arousal

Sexuality and the Life Cycle: Childhood and Adolescence

Sexuality and the Life Cycle: Adulthood

Attraction, Love, and Communication

Gender and Sexuality

Sexual Orientation and Identity: Gay, Lesbian, BI, Straight, or Asexual

Variations in Sexual Behaviour

Sexual Coercion

Sex for Sale

Sexual Disorders and Sex Therapy

Sexuality Education

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