How Much Do You Know about Teens and Sex?

The following exercise will challenge your knowledge on the topic of teen sexuality. Most of the questions are difficult to answer correctly. Don't worry though, it is intended to teach and inform you, not to evaluate you. You can find the answers at the bottom of the quiz. We hope that this activity helps you learn about teen sexuality. A reference list for the following quiz is available here.

  1. What percentage of girls who have a baby prior to the age of 17 complete high school?
    a) 25 b) 50 c) 75 d) 90
  2. Pregnant teens have _____ risk of pregnancy complications as compared to women in their twenties.
    a) a lower b) the same c) 2-3 times higher d) 4-5 times higher
  3. What percentage of parents request that their children be excused from sexuality education classes?
    a) 3% b) 10% c) 27% d) 45%
  4. What percentage of teenage mothers are unemployed?
    a) 25 b) 50 c) 75 d) 90
  5. Junior high age boys account for what percentage of births among junior high age girls?
    a) 7% b) 15% c) 47% d) 83%
  6. Men older than high school age account for what percentage of births among girls age 16-18?
    a) 13% b) 24% c) 38% d) 77%
  7. What percentage of U.S. parents support the provision of sexuality education in schools?
    a) 33% b) 45% c) 60% d) 85%
  8. Between 1981 and 1987, the number of A.I.D.S. deaths for young people age 15-26 increased by a factor of____.
    a) 2 b) 5 c) 10 d) 100
  9. What percentage of sexually active teens contract a sexually transmitted disease (STD) each year?
    a) 2% b) 10% c) 17% d) 24%
  10. After they become sexually active, teens wait _____, or longer, before using contraceptives.
    a) one month b) six months c) nine months d) one year

    Answers:
    1) b
    2) d
    3) a
    4) d
    5) a
    6) d
    7) d
    8) d
    9) c
    10) c

    This document was last updated 6/1/97 by Chandra Hawley.
    Copyright1996 Indiana University - Center for Adolescent Studies, all rights reserved.
    Kris Bosworth - Director
    ds that people are people. We have many teenagers who believe that, but there are also many who never see that. It's difficult when you see a student struggling with his or her sexuality or just trying to fit in."

    This document was last updated 6/1/97 by Chandra Hawley.
    Copyright1996 Indiana University - Center for Adolescent Studies, all rights reserved.
    Kris Bosworth - Director
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