Chastity
Education
Test Yourself
Take this fertility quiz to see
what you know.. Write “true: if
the statement is correct and
“false” if it is wrong. Place a
question mark “?” by the
statement if you took a guess.
 1.
Menstruation is the most important
event in a woman’s menstrual
(reproductive) cycle.
 2.
In most women, menstruation occurs
every 28 days.
 3.
A woman is born with all the
ova|(eggs) she will ever have.
 4.
Sperm need cervical mucus more than
two or three hours.

5. Genital intercourse can bring about
ovulation in women.

6. Pregnancy can occur without the couple
having full genital intercourse

7. A woman cannot become pregnant the
first time she has genital intercourse.

8. Usually, one ovum (egg) will ovulate during
a woman’s menstrual cycle.

9. Ovulation occurs on only one day in each
menstrual cycle.

10. Ovulation is the release of an ovum (egg) from
the ovary.

11. Men develop thousands of new sperm cells every
day.

12. Women are fertile because they can have
babies; therefore, men are not fertile.

13. A women can get pregnant anytime she has
genital intercourse during the menstrual cycle.

14. Ovulation occurs on the fourteenth day of each
menstrual cycle.

15. The reproductive hormones in men are secreted
at almost constant levels from puberty to death.

16. Life begins when the baby is implanted in
the uterus.

17. Menstrual cycle and menstrual period
have the same meaning.

18. The sex of the baby is determined by the
sex chromosomes in the mother’s egg.

19. Fertilization occurs when the sperm
penetrates the ovum.

20. Conception takes place in the ovary.
Answers
 1.
Menstruation is the most important
event in a woman’s menstrual
(reproductive) cycle.
 FALSE
The purpose of the menstrual cycle is to
release an ovum (egg) from one of the
ovaries; therefore, ovulation is the most
important event of the menstrual cycle.
 2.
In most women, menstruation occurs
every 28 days.
 False
The length of the menstrual cycle of most
women is irregular. Menstrual cycles from
21-35 days in length are considered to be
within normal limits.
 3.
A woman is born with all the
ova|(eggs) she will ever have.
 True
A baby girl’s ovaries have about 1-2 million
egg when she is born. That is all she will ever
have; she will not develop any more eggs.
 4.
Sperm need cervical mucus more than
two or three hours.
 True
The type of mucus which is secreted from
the cervix during the fertile phase of a
woman's menstrual cycle guides the sperm
into the cervix and also nourishes and
prolongs the life of sperm cells.
 5.
Genital intercourse can bring about
ovulation in women.
 False
 Mating
produces ovulation in some
animals (rabbits for example) but
intercourse does not cause ovulation in
women.
 6.
Pregnancy can occur without the
couple having full genital intercourse
 True
Pregnancy can occur from contact of male
and female genital organs without “going
all the way” during the fertile phase of a
woman’s cycle. The first few drops of fluid
from the erect penis has the highest
concentration of sperm.
 7.
A woman cannot become pregnant
the first time she has genital intercourse.
 False
If a woman is in the fertile phase of her
cycle pregnancy can occur when she has
genital intercourse or even first genital
contact.
 8.
Usually, one ovum (egg) will ovulate
during a woman’s menstrual cycle.
 True
If more than one egg ovulates, both eggs
will ovulate within the same twenty-four
hour period, because ovulation is precisely
controlled by the hormones. Non-identical
twins are produced when two eggs are
fertilized in the same menstrual period.
 9.
Ovulation occurs on only one day in
each menstrual cycle.
 True
A woman does not ovulate today and then
again a week later in the same menstrual
cycle. Her reproductive hormones prevent
this from happening.
 10.
Ovulation is the release of an ovum
(egg) from the ovary.
True
When the egg is released from the ovary, it
enters the fallopian tube where fertilization
can occur if sperm are present.

 11.
Men develop thousands of new sperm
cells every day.
True
Men normally develop thousands of sperm
everyday from puberty to death.

 12.
Women are fertile because they can
have babies; therefore, men are not
fertile.
 12.
False Normally men are always fertile
because they are constantly developing
sperm. Therefore, they are capable of
causing a pregnancy with every act of
genital intercourse.
 13.
A women can get pregnant anytime
she has genital intercourse during the
menstrual cycle.
 False
A woman can become pregnant only
during her fertile phase. However, the fertile
phase can begin almost anytime during the
menstrual cycle.
 14.
Ovulation occurs on the fourteenth
day of each menstrual cycle.
 False
Ovulation occurs approximately two weeks
before the next menstrual bleeding, no
matter what the length of the cycle may
be.
 15.
The reproductive hormones in men are
secreted at almost constant levels from
puberty to death.
 True
In men, the hormones from the pituitary
gland and the testes are secreted at a
relatively constant level from puberty to
death.
 16.
Life beings when the baby is
implanted in the uterus.
 False
Life beings when sperm and ovum unite at
fertilization in the fallopian tube. This is
known as conception.
 17.
Menstrual cycle and menstrual period
have the same meaning.
 False
The menstrual cycle begins the first day of
menstrual bleeding and ends the day
before the menstrual bleed begins. The
menstrual period is the menstrual bleeding
 18.
The sex of the baby is determined by
the sex chromosomes in the mother’s
egg.
 False
The sex of the baby is determined by the
sex chromosomes of the sperm which
penetrates the ovum. If it is a sperm with an
“X” sperm chromosome, the baby will be a
girl. If it is a sperm with a “Y” sex
chromosome, the baby will be a boy. All
ova (eggs) have only “x” chromosomes.
 19.
Fertilization occurs when the sperm
penetrates the ovum.
 True
Life begins when an egg is fertilized by a
sperm. All human beings began life in this
manner.
 20.
Conception takes place in the ovary.
 False
Conception(fertilization) normally takers
place in the outer portion of the fallopian
tube.