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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Women typically view an affair in which way compared with men?
(a) Complicating and difficult.
(b) Sad and lonely.
(c) Fun and distracting.
(d) Healthy and necessary.

2. When friends and family withdraw from the unfaithful partner, who can provide a temporary substitute?
(a) Religous leaders.
(b) Work colleagues.
(c) Professional therapists.
(d) The lover.

3. How do unfaithful partners typically manage their anxiety?
(a) Disengage from the marriage even further.
(b) Arrange to see their lover more frequently.
(c) Become involved in a wide range of activities.
(d) Attempt to understand the feelings of the hurt partner.

4. How is the religious faith of hurt partners affected after an affair?
(a) They convert to a different religion.
(b) They reject the sacredness of marriage.
(c) They blame God for their suffering.
(d) They find solace in church.

5. The euphoria felt from the affair can be attributed to which reality?
(a) Chemical changes in the brain.
(b) Adrenaline rushes during sex.
(c) Secretive nature of the relationship.
(d) Acceptance for personal shortcomings.

6. How does the unfaithful partner feel about moving forward in marriage relationship?
(a) They are unsure.
(b) They need time.
(c) They are ready.
(d) They withdraw.

7. How many stages is post-affair healing divided into?
(a) One.
(b) Four.
(c) Three.
(d) Two.

8. Connecting with friends and family in the wake of an affair is perceived how by the hurt partner?
(a) Easy and necessary.
(b) Difficult and painful.
(c) Instant and deep.
(d) Tenuous and slow.

9. What is the main purpose of the book?
(a) To advise a couple on how to regain sexual intimacy.
(b) To guide a couple through a divorce.
(c) To help a couple survive an affair.
(d) To instruct a couple on how to stay married.

10. When an unfaithful partner returns to find their marriage damaged, they often feel which emotion?
(a) Rejected.
(b) Sad.
(c) Guilt.
(d) Hopelessness.

11. The bulk of the book is dedicated to which topic?
(a) Accepting the lover as an equal.
(b) Understanding childhood experiences.
(c) Healing after an affair.
(d) Forgiving the unfaithful partner.

12. Most relationships begin with which emotion?
(a) Deep friendship.
(b) Romantic love.
(c) Passionate lust.
(d) Uncontrollable desire.

13. When some hurt partners discover the affair, they feel an emotional toll equal or greater to which event?
(a) Being fired from a job.
(b) Getting into a car accident.
(c) Losing a child.
(d) Being raped.

14. After making a difficult decision between the hurt partner and the lover, the unfaithful partner may begin to doubt what about themselves?
(a) Their feelings.
(b) Their decision.
(c) Their sexual confidence.
(d) Their personal identity.

15. If a hurt partner attempts to win back the unfaithful partner, what is the psychological effect on the hurt partner?
(a) They lose their will to try in the relationship.
(b) They are devastated by the affair.
(c) They are angry at the lover.
(d) They lose their sense of self-respect.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the fundamental difference between the hurt and unfaithful partners' reactions to the affair?

2. After an affair, the marital relationship faces which two options?

3. All extramarital affairs are viewed in which way by the text?

4. After a decision is made, what must the couple do next to rebuild their relationship?

5. If an affair is not completely understood, the unfaithful partner may react in which way?

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