South African runner Caster Semenya was required to submit to sex-determination testing in order to compete in the 2009 international track and field championships in Berlin. The test
a. determined that Semenya was a man trying to pass as female.
b. determined that she possessed special advantages over other females competitors.
c. proved that she was female.
d. took several weeks to complete and involved a medical examination and reports from a variety of medical specialists and an expert on gender.
Question 2The most serious crimes are misdemeanors.
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Question 3We know from cases of that a person's primary sex characteristics may not match his or her sex chromosomes.
a. homosexuals
b. female athletes who have failed sex tests
c. the gender polarized
d. male weightlifters
Question 4Crime can be defined as behavior that violates a society's criminal laws.
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Question 5Anatomical sex is not a clear-cut category because the intersexed exist. The intersexed are people
a. with some mixture of male and female anatomy.
b. who are bisexual in orientation.
c. who are professed homosexuals.
d. who are trapped in the body of a sex they do not want to be.
Question 6The most frequent reason given by victims for not reporting a crime to the authorities is the belief that the police could not do anything about it.
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Question 7A person's sex is determined first and foremost on the basis of
a. distribution of facial and body hair.
b. secondary sex characteristics.
c. primary sex characteristics.
d. social expectations.
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