Sexual Ethics Test

One Hundred Plus Questions

Related to Sexual Right and Wrong

 

Cluster 6

Version 1.6

1. Does a spouse have any moral obligation to try to satisfy sexually his or her marital partner(s)?

  1. Yes, a spouse ought to try to satisfy his or her marital partner sexually, in terms of:
    1. engaging in penile/vaginal intercourse.
    2. engaging in reproductive activity.
    3. engaging in the kinds of sexual practices desired by the partner.
    4. bringing to orgasm.
  2. No, a spouse has no such obligation, in terms of:
    1. engaging in penile/vaginal intercourse.
    2. engaging in reproductive activity.
    3. engaging in the kinds of sexual practices desired by the partner.
    4. bringing to orgasm.
  3. It depends on the circumstances.
  4. I don't know.
  5. Other. Please elaborate.

 

2. In general, is it worse for a married person to deprive a spouse sexually over an extended period or for such a sexually deprived spouse to seek satisfaction extramaritally?

  1. It is worse to deprive a spouse sexually, with regard to:
    1. engaging in penile/vaginal intercourse.
    2. engaging in reproductive activity.
    3. engaging in the kinds of sexual practices desired by the partner.
    4. bringing to orgasm.
  2. It is worse for a deprived spouse to seek sexual satisfaction extramaritally.
  3. They are equally bad, whatever the kind of sexual deprivation.
  4. It depends on the circumstances.
  5. I don't know.
  6. Other. Please elaborate.

 

3. In general, is it worse for a sexually deprived spouse to seek divorce or to seek sexual satisfaction extramaritally?

  1. It is worse to seek divorce.
  2. It is worse to seek sexual satisfaction extramaritally.
  3. Neither is acceptable. The deprived spouse should:
    1. take control, forcefully if need be.
    2. learn to be content.
    3. be sexually self-sufficient (i.e. masturbate).
    4. seek professional help for the marriage.
    5. bring one or more additional partners into the marriage.
    6. other. Please elaborate.
  4. It depends on whether or not there are children to be raised.
  5. It depends on whether it is the man or the woman who seeks the divorce.
  6. It depends on whether or not seeking extramarital satisfaction is approved by the spouse.
  7. It depends on other circumstances.
  8. I don't know.
  9. Other. Please elaborate.

 

4. Is it morally wrong for a sexually deprived spouse to seek sexual satisfaction extramaritally?

  1. Yes, it is wrong.
  2. Deprivation makes it less wrong than it would be otherwise.
  3. No, it is not wrong.
  4. It is wrong only if the deprived spouse is male.
  5. It is wrong only if the deprived spouse is female.
  6. It is wrong unless mutual love is present in any extramarital sexual encounter.
  7. It is wrong unless the depriving spouse has consented.
  8. It depends on the circumstances.
  9. I don't know.
  10. Other. Please elaborate.

 

5. If a person's one and only spouse is incapacitated or prevented from being an adequate sexual partner for an extended period -- for example, by being locked up, by being comatose, or by having a chronic aversion to sexual relations -- is it worse to seek divorce or to seek sexual satisfaction extramaritally?

  1. It is worse to seek divorce.
  2. It is worse to seek sexual satisfaction extramaritally.
  3. Neither is acceptable. The deprived spouse should:
    1. learn to be content.
    2. be sexually self-sufficient (i.e. masturbate).
    3. bring one or more additional partners into the marriage.
    4. other. Please elaborate.
  4. It depends on whether or not there are children to be raised.
  5. It depends on other circumstances.
  6. I don't know.
  7. Other. Please elaborate.

 

6. Is it morally wrong for a person whose spouse is incapacitated or prevented from being an adequate sexual partner for an extended period to seek sexual satisfaction extramaritally?

  1. Yes, it is wrong.
  2. The spouse's situation makes it less wrong than it would be otherwise.
  3. No, it is not wrong.
  4. It is wrong only if the deprived spouse is male.
  5. It is wrong only if the deprived spouse is female.
  6. It is wrong unless mutual love is present in any extramarital sexual encounter.
  7. It is wrong unless the incapacitated spouse has consented.
  8. It depends on the circumstances.
  9. I don't know.
  10. Other. Please elaborate.

 

7. If a spouse seeks sexual satisfaction extramaritally, what ought that spouse to do?

  1. Tell his or her marital partner about it frankly.
  2. Conceal the activity to the point of lying about it to his or her marital partner.
  3. Conceal the activity, unless asked or discovered and then be totally honest.
  4. Conceal the activity, unless there is a significant health risk to the marital partner and then be totally honest.
  5. It depends on circumstances.
  6. I don't know.
  7. Other. Please elaborate.

     

8. What do you think about jealousy?

  1. It buttresses sexual morality, and sexual morality ought to buttress it.
  2. It is unavoidable, and sexual morality might as well work around it.
  3. It is an indicator of trouble in a relationship, which should be addressed therapeutically.
  4. It is wrong, for it is an emotion of self-centeredness and possessiveness; and people are not to be selfishly possessed.
  5. It is wrong because the Bible says it is wrong.
  6. It is a compliment and ought to be appreciated as such.
  7. Finding joy in a beloved taking pleasure in another person is much better.
  8. I don't know.
  9. Other. Please elaborate.

 

9. Regarding the sexes, with which statement do you most agree?

  1. There are just two sexes, male and female; and all human beings are best fit into one of those two categories.
  2. There are three sexes -- male, female, and intersexual (hermaphrodite).
  3. One's sex is the complement of those to whom one is attracted, whoever they may be.
  4. There is a continuum or spectrum of sexes, for sexing entails a wide variety of variable factors.
  5. I don't know.
  6. Other. Please elaborate.

 

10. Is it morally wrong for a man to have both a wife and a male sexual partner?

  1. Yes, it is morally wrong, because the man should be monogamous.
  2. Yes, it is morally wrong, because males having sex together is wrong.
  3. Yes, it is morally wrong, because the man should orient himself to one sex or the other.
  4. No, it is not morally wrong, regardless.
  5. No, it is not morally wrong, provided that the arrangement is okay with all involved.
  6. No, it is not morally wrong, provided that each relationship entails mutual love.
  7. No, it is not morally wrong, provided that each relationship is committed.
  8. No, it is not morally wrong, provided that he has only one partner of each sex.
  9. It depends on circumstances.
  10. I don't know.
  11. Other. Please elaborate.

 

11. Is it morally wrong for a woman to have both a husband and a female sexual partner?

  1. Yes, it is morally wrong, because the woman should be monogamous.
  2. Yes, it is morally wrong, because females having sex together is wrong.
  3. Yes, it is morally wrong, because the woman should orient herself to one sex or the other.
  4. No, it is not morally wrong.
  5. No, it is not morally wrong, so long as the arrangement is okay with all involved.
  6. No, it is not morally wrong, so long as each relationship entails mutual love.
  7. No, it is not morally wrong, so long as each relationship is committed.
  8. No, it is not morally wrong, so long as she has only one partner of each sex.
  9. It depends on circumstances.
  10. I don't know.
  11. Other. Please elaborate.

 

12. Is it morally wrong for three or more people to be sexual partners of one another?

  1. Yes, it is morally wrong, because non-monogamy is wrong and the one-to-one principle applies even in the absence of marriage.
  2. Yes, it is morally wrong, because members of the same sex having sex together is wrong; and at least two would be members of the same sex.
  3. No, it is not morally wrong.
  4. No, it is not morally wrong, so long as the arrangement is okay with all sexual partners involved.
  5. No, it is not morally wrong, so long as each relationship entails mutual love.
  6. No, it is not morally wrong, so long as the three have a marriage-like commitment to one another.
  7. No, it is not morally wrong, so long as there is one and only one male.
  8. No, it is not morally wrong, so long as there is one and only one female.
  9. It depends on just how many partners there are.
  10. It depends on circumstances.
  11. I don't know.
  12. Other. Please elaborate.

 

13. Do you agree or disagree with this statement: It is morally acceptable for more than two people to have sex together.

  1. I disagree, it is not morally acceptable.
  2. I agree, it is morally acceptable.
  3. It is morally acceptable, provided that sexual relations between members of the same sex are not involved. Examples: Two females sharing one male; two males sharing one female.
  4. It is morally acceptable, provided that none of the participants is breaking marriage vows.
  5. It is morally acceptable, provided that all of the participants are in a committed relationship together.
  6. It is morally acceptable, provided that those having sexual relations love one another.
  7. It is morally acceptable provided that no one is vexed by witnessing a sexual partner have sex with another.
  8. It is morally acceptable provided that only one of the participants is a man.
  9. It is morally acceptable provided that only one of the participants is a woman.
  10. It depends on circumstances.
  11. I don't know.
  12. Other. Please elaborate.

 

14. Is casual sex between consenting adults morally acceptable, that is, engaging in sexual relations without love or commitment?

  1. Yes, it is morally acceptable.
  2. No, it is not morally acceptable.
  3. It depends on what sexual activities are involved.
  4. It depends on whether measures are taken to prevent conception.
  5. It depends on whether risk reduction measures are taken (for example, the use of condoms to prevent sexually transmitted diseases)
  6. It depends on whether or not there are more than two participants at a time.
  7. It depends on each participant's own moral code, that is, on whether or not he or she is breaking it.
  8. It depends on circumstances.
  9. I don't know.
  10. Other. Please elaborate.

 

 

 

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