1 What is the subtitle of The History of Sexuality, Volume 1? Truth, Discourse, and Power over Life The Will to Knowledge The Rise of the Bourgeoisie Against the Repressive Hypothesis 2 Of what Nationality was Michel Foucault? American French Belgian Italian 3 What century is usually referred to as "The Classical Age"? The 18th The 19th The end of the French Middle Ages The 17th 4 Who are the "Other Victorians" mentioned in Part 1? Those who lived on the outskirts of Victorian cities Prostitutes and mental patients Psychiatrists and other kinds of sexual experts Lawmakers concerned with sexual suppression 5 According to Foucault, sexuality is: A social construct A trans-historical aspect of the human psyche Gross A genetic predisposition 6 The Repressive Hypothesis is the idea that Sex is good, but only if it leads to reproduction Modern society has seen the proliferation of discourses about sexuality Modern society has silenced and suppressed discussion of sex Sexuality is a social construct 7 How many volumes did Foucault plan for The History of Sexuality? 6 3 1 7 8 What city was Foucault born in? Toulouse Poitiers Paris La Rochelle 9 Who is the author of the book "The Other Victorians"? Louis Althusser Steven Marcus Jacques Derrida Michel Foucault 10 Which of the following is NOT a book by Michel Foucault? The History of Madness Discipline and Punish The Political Roots of Discourse The Order of Things 11 Which thinker is associated with the term "will to power," which influenced Foucault's concept of power-knowledge? Friedrich Nietzsche Karl Marx Sigmund Freud The Marquis de Sade 12 What does Foucault see as an undesirable political consequence of the Repressive Hypothesis? People refuse to talk about sex because they believe it to be immoral People speak too freely about their sexuality, putting children at risk of exposure to dangerous ideas People attempt to liberate themselves by having dangerous and illicit sex People attempt to liberate themselves by putting sex into discourse, without realizing that modern power has always been invested in putting sex into discourse 13 What does the term "Victorian" refer to? The reign of Victorian, queen of England and its empire from 1837-1901 The victory of sexually-repressive regimes of power in 19th century Europe The 18th and 19th centuries, in which scientific thinking claimed victory over more religious modes of thought The dreadful rule of Queen Victoria of France, who imprisoned anyone who confessed to having sex 14 Foucault argues against the Repressive Hypothesis by pointing out The proliferation of discourses about sexuality in modern civilization The legalization of homosexual acts in the West The rise of the bourgeoisie The widespread acceptance of sex in today's soeicty 15 Which of the following does Foucault consider an important early influence on how modern society has put sex into discourse? Psychotropic drugs The printing press Pornographic fiction The Catholic confession 16 What is the title of an anonymously-authored bibliography that confesses the details of its author's life? The 120 Days of Sodom My Secret Life Confessions The Other Victorians 17 Foucault notes that by the 17th century, the Catholic confession became Increasingly vague and euphemistic in its treatment of sexual transgressions Willing to interpret apparently non-sexual thoughts as sexual Interested in sexual thoughts and feelings, and not just actions All of the above 18 In which US University did Foucault teach as a guest lecturer in the 1980s? Harvard University The University of California, Berkeley The University of Chicago Columbia University 19 What, according to Foucault, are the 2 predominant ways of organizing knowledge about sex? Ars Erotica and Scientia Sexualis The Confession and the Medical Examination The Incitement to Discourse and the Perverse Implantation Right of Death and Power over Life 20 According to Foucault, the modern age has seen a strong inclination to put sex into: Shame Discourse Silence Practice 21 Throughout The History of Sexuality, Volume 1, Foucault argues against Sexual Morality Sexual Perversion The Repressive Hypothesis Sexual Repression 22 In Part 2, Foucault argues that imposing tight rules on what counts as appropriate discussion of sex is The result of the growth of psychiatry Evil An example of prudish Victorian repression Itself a kind of discourse about sex 23 What is the name of the 18th century French farm boy whose sexual crimes Foucault discusses in Part 2? Jouy Laporte Bernard Diderot 24 The titles of the 2 chapters of Part 2 are The Incitement to Discourse and the Perverse Implantation The Repressive Hypothesis and the Perverse Implantation The Repressive Hypothesis and the Incitement to Discourse The History of Discourse and The Rise of Perversion 25 Which of the following does Foucault say about the history of modern sexual perversion: The pervert became a kind of person, and not merely someone who does certain things Perversion became seen as a deep-rooted aspect of a person's being It became medically codified All of the above
