Diversity Quiz
Questions: 16 · 10 minutes
1. Someone says they are questioning their sexual orientation. What does “questioning” most directly communicate?
They have decided that orientation labels are inaccurate for everyone
They are exploring or unsure how they understand and describe their orientation
They are asking other people to choose a label for them
They are necessarily moving from one specific orientation to another
2. A survey genuinely needs sexual-orientation information. Which response format is generally the most inclusive?
Offer relevant options, allow self-description or multiple selections where appropriate, and include “prefer not to answer”
Require every respondent to choose one label from a short fixed list
Require an open-text explanation from every respondent
Infer orientation from the gender of a respondent’s current partner
3. What is heteronormativity?
The assumption that heterosexuality is the default or expected orientation
A personal decision to use no sexual-orientation label
A policy that asks everyone to disclose their orientation
The view that heterosexual people should not discuss relationships publicly
4. Two people share the same sexual-orientation label but describe very different experiences of acceptance and discrimination. Which concept best helps explain this?
Orientation labels determine personality differently in each person
Intersectionality: factors such as race, gender, disability, culture, and class can overlap in shaping experience
People with the same orientation usually encounter equivalent social conditions
One person is probably using the shared label incorrectly
5. Someone says, “I don’t use a label for my sexual orientation.” What is the most accurate response?
Everyone has to select a standard label eventually
Not using a label can be a valid choice and should be respected
A lack of label means the person is questioning
Other people may choose the closest label based on observed relationships
6. A friend privately tells you about their sexual orientation. What is the most respectful initial response?
Ask them to provide examples that prove the label fits
Tell mutual friends so they can offer support too
Thank them for trusting you, follow their language, and ask who else—if anyone—may know
Avoid mentioning it again so the conversation stays neutral
7. Which statement about asexuality is accurate?
It means avoiding relationships because of shyness
It means never experiencing emotional closeness
It generally involves experiencing little or no sexual attraction, though individual experiences vary
It is another term for choosing not to have sex
8. What does it mean to say that sexual orientation can be fluid?
Everyone’s orientation changes at predictable stages of life
Orientation changes whenever a person begins or ends a relationship
For some people, patterns of attraction or the labels they use may shift over time
No orientation label can ever have a stable meaning
9. Which description best reflects the common meaning of bisexuality?
Attraction only to men and women in exactly equal amounts
Attraction that must alternate between different genders over time
A temporary stage before someone chooses another orientation
The capacity for attraction to more than one gender, with individual experiences varying
10. An asexual person says they would like a romantic relationship. Which response reflects accurate knowledge?
This is possible because romantic attraction and sexual attraction are not necessarily the same
Asexual people can want friendship but not committed relationships
Wanting romance shows that their sexual orientation has changed
They must be using the term asexual incorrectly
11. A bisexual woman begins dating a man. What can reasonably be concluded about her orientation?
She has become heterosexual because of her current partner
Her bisexual identity remains valid; a current partner does not by itself define or erase orientation
She must now be questioning rather than bisexual
Her orientation cannot be discussed unless she has dated people of every gender
12. How can romantic orientation and sexual orientation relate to each other?
Romantic orientation applies only to people who are married
They are always identical and cannot be described separately
Romantic orientation replaces sexual orientation as people get older
They can align, but some people experience or describe romantic and sexual attraction differently
13. What does sexual orientation primarily describe?
A person’s physical sex characteristics
A person’s internal sense of gender
How a person presents gender through clothing or behavior
A person’s pattern of romantic, emotional, and/or sexual attraction and how they may identify it
14. An invitation says employees may bring a “husband or wife.” Which revision avoids assuming a guest’s gender or relationship type?
Employees may bring a partner or guest
Employees may bring an opposite-sex companion
Employees may bring a spouse, if legally married
Employees may bring a close friend rather than a partner
15. At lunch, a coworker reveals another colleague’s sexual orientation without permission. What is the most appropriate response?
Say nothing to the colleague but explain their orientation to the wider team
Confirm the information with others before deciding whether it is private
Avoid spreading the information and privately ask the affected colleague what support, if any, they want
Publicly ask the colleague to clarify their orientation for everyone
16. During a group conversation, someone makes a stereotype-based joke about a sexual orientation. What is a constructive response?
Focus only on whether the speaker meant to cause harm
Wait for someone of that orientation to decide whether the joke is inaccurate
Repeat the joke in a gentler way so its intent is clearer
Address the comment and reinforce respect without requiring a targeted person to educate the group