Men and women: Long live the difference 635 · 7
EXERCISEReading for details For each of the following sentences, choose the correct answer
to ill in the blank.- Females have X chromosome(s).
a. one
b. two
c. no - Males have X chromosome(s).
a. one
b. two
c. no - Men’s brains are women’s brains.
a. smaller than
b. larger than
c. the same size as - Women’s brains contain brain cells and cellular connections
men’s brains.
a. more... than
b. fewer... than
c. as many... as - Women produce only small amounts of.
a. estrogen
b. progesterone
c. testosterone - Oxytocin produces strong emotional attachments in.
a. men
b. women
c. both men and women
Indicate which of the following statements are true (T ) and which are false (F).
- Yin stands for masculine energy and yang for feminine energy.
- Women have a stronger need to talk and communicate than men.
- Men predominantly use the right side of the brain.
- Women use both sides of their brain to process information.
- The divorce rate in many countries is 50 percent.
- Men and women use language in the same ways and mean the same things.
Answer the following questions in complete sentences.
- In his book Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus, how does John Gray account for
the diferences between men and women?