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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Both partners should listen in which way?
(a) Without judgment.
(b) With love.
(c) Without reacting.
(d) With concentration.

2. Men distract themselves with external events when dealing with an unfaithful partner while women react in which way?
(a) Obsess over the relationship.
(b) Plan a retreat to discuss the affair.
(c) Confront the lover.
(d) Disengage from the marriage.

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

4. Which idea is unlikely about the couple working through an extramarital affair?
(a) They are incompatible.
(b) They are dysfunctional.
(c) They are stronger.
(d) They are committed.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How should partners treat their unrealistic expectations of love and marriage?

2. When the affair is discovered, what is the typical reaction of the unfaithful partner?

3. The unfaithful partner may experience physical changes from romantic love that can be expected to last how long?

4. On what are relationships based?

5. The overall length of the introduction can be described with which term?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the book view unrequited and romantic love in terms of their role in a relationship?

2. Who is the book's intended secondary audience?

3. What steps does the author take to minimize emotionally-charged labels associated with the affair?

4. How does the book address post-affair healing?

5. Why could an unfaithful partner feel a lack of guilt about the affair?

6. How does an unfaithful partner conduct an affair over a period of time, and what is their emotional reaction upon discovery?

7. As discussed in Chapter 4, Is is possible to repair a marriage post-affair?

8. How does the text address gender-typical reactions in Chapter 1?

9. How is the presence of violent thoughts in the hurt partner related to the discovery of the affair?

10. How does the book address gender-typical reactions in Chapter 2?

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