Sexual Ethics Test

One Hundred Plus Questions

Related to Sexual Right and Wrong

 

Cluster 5

Version 1.5

1. Do you agree or disagree with this statement: All of those with whom one has, simultaneously, an ongoing sexual relationship should have an equal place in one's life.

  1. I agree.
  2. I disagree. There should be only one ongoing sexual relationship.
  3. I disagree. They may hold primary, secondary, and even tertiary places in one's life.
  4. I disagree. Human relationships are too complicated to make such a blanket statement, each relationship being unique and in a continual process of change.
  5. I don't know.
  6. Other. Please elaborate.

 

2. Do you agree or disagree with this statement: All of those with whom one has, simultaneously, an ongoing romantic relationship should have an equal place in one's life.

  1. I agree.
  2. I disagree. There should be only one ongoing romantic relationship.
  3. I disagree. They may hold primary, secondary, and even tertiary places in one's life.
  4. I disagree. Human relationships are too complicated to make such a blanket statement, each relationship being unique and in a continual process of change.
  5. I don't know.
  6. Other. Please elaborate.

 

3. Do you agree with this statement: It is morally acceptable for marriages to be linked together by having one or more partners in common.

  1. I agree.
  2. I disagree. Non-monogamous marriages are wrong.
  3. I disagree. Marriages, including non-monogamous marriages, should be separate from one another.
  4. It depends on the arrangements made within each marriage.
  5. I don't know.
  6. Other. Please elaborate.

 

4. Is it morally wrong for a married man to have sexual intercourse with a woman he is not married to?

  1. Yes, it is morally wrong.
  2. No, it is not morally wrong.
  3. No, it is not morally wrong, provided that it is okay with his wife.
  4. No, it is not morally wrong, provided that the other woman is single or that it is okay with her sexual partner(s).
  5. No, it is not morally wrong, provided that a mutual intent of marriage is present and the woman is single; for in that case intercourse constitutes marriage, even if it means polygynous marriage.
  6. It depends on other factors. Please elaborate.

  7. I don't know.
  8. Other. Please elaborate.

 

5. Is it morally wrong for a married woman to have sexual intercourse with a man she is not married to?

  1. Yes, it is morally wrong.
  2. No, it is not morally wrong.
  3. No, it is not morally wrong, provided that it is okay with her husband.
  4. No, it is not morally wrong, provided that the other man is single or that it is okay with his sexual partner(s).
  5. No, it is not morally wrong, provided that a mutual intent of marriage is present and the man is single; for in that case intercourse constitutes marriage, even if it means polyandrous marriage.
  6. It depends on other factors. Please elaborate.

  7. I don't know.
  8. Other. Please elaborate.

 

6. Regarding a person who marries, then separates from his or her spouse without legal divorce, and then enters into a committed sexual relationship with another person of the opposite sex, with which statement(s) do you generally agree?

  1. Since marriage is made not by the state but by the partners, the separation represents a divorce, and the second relationship represents another marriage.
  2. The morality of the situation depends on who initiates the separation; if the spouse who initiates the separation takes up with another, it is immoral; but if the other spouse takes up with another, it is not immoral.
  3. The morality of the situation depends on whether or not the one entering into the second relationship is male or female; it is moral for a man to take a second mate, but not for a woman.
  4. The morality of the situation depends on whether or not the one entering into the second relationship is male or female; it is moral for a woman to take a second mate, but not for a man.
  5. Entering into the second relationship is immoral regardless; it is adultery.
  6. Entering into the second relationship is unwise, since social protections are abandoned.
  7. Entering into the second relationship adds a partner, since the first has not been properly divorced; it is a form of polygamy; and its morality depends upon the morality of the resulting form of polygamy.
  8. The second relationship can be looked upon as a second marriage, so long as an effort is not made to return to the first marriage, which would make it adultery.
  9. The morality of the situation depends on the circumstances, for instance, was abuse involved, are children involved, and was love still present in the first relationship?
  10. People are free morally to engage in what sexual relationships they will. The formalities of marriage make no difference in that regard.
  11. I don't know.
  12. Other. Please elaborate.

 

 

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