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These Practice Quizzes test your knowledge of the important concepts in each chapter and provide an explanation for each answer.

Please read each question and select your answer from the choices provided. You must complete all of the questions in order to view your results. At the end of each exam, you have the option to e-mail your results to your instructor.

1: Before the advent of birth control pills and IUDs, what were the primary forms of birth control?
	A: sterilization procedures
	B: hormonal implants
	C: barrier methods
	D: None of the above

2: A contraceptive with a failure rate of 5% means which of the following?
	A: 5 women out of every 100 using this method will become pregnant every year.
	B: 5 women out of every 100 using this method will ever become pregnant.
	C: A woman using this method has a 5% chance of getting pregnant each time she has intercourse.
	D: None of the above

3: Which of the following statements is true?
	A: Fertility awareness methods have only been popular for the past 50 years.
	B: Fertility awareness methods cannot be used with other methods of birth control.
	C: The frequency of a woman's fertile periods often significantly varies from person to person.
	D: Fertility awareness methods protect woman from acquiring a sexually transmitted disease.

4: What is the main disadvantage of progesterone-only "minipills"?
	A: Minipills have been shown to increase a woman's risk for some cancers.
	B: A single missed pill can substantially increase the risk for pregnancy.
	C: Minipills cannot be used by smokers.
	D: Minipills tend to increase a woman's premenstrual symptoms

5: Which of the following contraceptive methods offers good protection against sexually transmitted diseases?
	A: birth control pills
	B: withdrawal
	C: latex condom
	D: Depo-Provera

6: The effectiveness of the cervical cap and diaphragm depend on proper
	A: fitting by a health care practitioner.
	B: placement over the cervix.
	C: use of spermicide.
	D: All of the above

7: Jinny and Harry use condoms for contraception. Last night, the condom broke while they were having sex. Which of the following emergency actions is the best way for the couple to reduce the likelihood of a pregnancy?
	A: Immediately after having sex, Jinny should douche with a solution of vinegar and water.
	B: Within 30 minutes after having sex, Jinny should inject spermicidal foam into her vagina.
	C: Within the next 84 hours, Jinny should take a regimen of high dose oral contraceptives.
	D: In this situation, there are no actions this couple can take to reduce the likelihood of pregnancy.

8: In the United States, girls ages 19 and younger receive _____% of all abortions.
	A: 20
	B: 40
	C: 60
	D: 80

9: Mifepristone (RU-486) _______________________.
	A: does not require a prescription
	B: increases ovarian estrogen production
	C: blocks the action of progesterone
	D: All of the above

10: Which of the following was a major impediment in early efforts to legalize birth control?
	A: the fact that safe, effective means of birth control had not been invented yet
	B: laws that prevented women from organizing in public without the written permission of their husbands
	C: obscenity laws that prohibited information about birth control laws to be sent through the mail
	D: feminist demands that abortion be legalized at the same time as all forms of birth control

11: For many contraceptive methods, the failure rate for a typical couple is often significantly higher than the observed "perfect use" rates.
	A: TRUE
	B: FALSE

12: When taken as directed, birth control pills are approximately 99% effective in preventing pregnancy.
	A: TRUE
	B: FALSE

13: Diaphragms should be left in place for at least six hours after use.
	A: TRUE
	B: FALSE

14: The sponge is currently only available for purchase in Canada and Europe.
	A: TRUE
	B: FALSE

15: Most women who receive abortions have never been married.
	A: TRUE
	B: FALSE

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