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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. How does the book view sex tools?
(a) Healthy if acceptable to both partners.
(b) Unnecessary if the marriage is working.
(c) Dangerous if used only with the lover.
(d) Integral to maintaining the excitement in intimacy.

2. Why do some individuals refuse to change?
(a) They are depressed.
(b) They are lonely.
(c) They are angry.
(d) They are sad.

3. If sex with the lover was good, the unfaithful partner will assume any problems during sex with the hurt partner is the fault of whom?
(a) The unfaithful partner.
(b) The hurt partner.
(c) Both partners.
(d) The lover.

4. Destructive behaviors can be forgiven without which of the following?
(a) Acknowledgment.
(b) Understanding.
(c) Recommitment.
(d) Acceptance.

5. Developing realistic expectations of sex involves examining assumptions regarding which emotion?
(a) Desire.
(b) Love.
(c) Passion.
(d) Lust.

Short Answer Questions

1. If forgiveness is offered too quickly, how can it affect the individual?

2. Adults who lack self-discipline often did not have which childhood experience?

3. How does the text refer to childhood experiences?

4. A hurt partner may believe their unfaithful partner is intentionally trying to achieve which task instead of changing for good?

5. Forgiveness should not be offered in which way?

Short Essay Questions

1. How can trust in a relationship be restored?

2. What are some assumptions a hurt partner could make about sexual intimacy?

3. What is a schema?

4. How does the author describe forgiveness in Chapter 9?

5. Why is intimate talk necessary to learn?

6. What are the assumptions couples make about orgasms?

7. If children do not feel safe and secure, what could happen during their marriage as adults?

8. As discussed in Chapter 9, why are there hazards associated with forgiveness?

9. What crucial skill is addressed in detail in Chapter 7?

10. Who must change in a relationship to build trust again?

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