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After the Affair Quiz

Janis Abrahms Spring
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After the Affair Quiz

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1)

The book presents a bulleted list of which type of expectations of love and marriage? (from Chapter 3 - Exploring Your Ideas About Love)

Dangerous.
Accepted.
Common.
Unrealistic.
2)

A marriage can continue only if which action occurs? (from Epilogue - Revealing the Secret: Truth and Consequences)

The hurt partner forgives the affair.
All details of the affair are disclosed.
The unfaithful partner hides the affair.
The lover remains committed to the relationship.
3)

The most fundamental situation faced by the partners in a marriage post-affair is which of the following? (from Chapter 4 - Confronting Your Doubts and Fears)

How to trust again.
How to forgive and forget.
How to regain sexual intimacy.
How to recommit to the marriage.
4)

How should partners treat their unrealistic expectations of love and marriage? (from Chapter 3 - Exploring Your Ideas About Love)

Critique each others' beliefs.
Undergo couples counseling.
Decide mutually to forget them.
Examine their origins.
5)

After considering the economic impacts of divorce, a couple may come to understand which reality about their relationship? (from Chapter 4 - Confronting Your Doubts and Fears)

The reasoning behind their financial arguments.
The need to provide for their children.
The rationale for remaining in the relationship.
The financial burden of the affair.
6)

If a childhood experience is missing from a person's life, the person will compensate with patterned, negative behavior referred to with which term? (from Chapter 5 - Learning From the Affair)

Deficiency.
Schema.
Void.
Illusion.
7)

The epilogue lists few disadvantages associated with which decision? (from Epilogue - Revealing the Secret: Truth and Consequences)

Avoiding the hurt partner.
Recommitting to the marriage.
Telling the children about the lover.
Exposing the affair.
8)

After telling the truth, the significance of the relationship with the hurt partner could be seen in which way? (from Epilogue - Revealing the Secret: Truth and Consequences)

Unnecessary and vague.
Integral and lost.
Reestablished and critical.
Unimportant and unviable.
9)

How does the text refer to childhood experiences? (from Chapter 5 - Learning From the Affair)

Formative development years.
Key stages of life.
Important relationship history.
Critical growth experiences.
10)

One partner may assume that the relationship is in which state? (from Chapter 4 - Confronting Your Doubts and Fears)

Stale and unable to move forward.
Deeply flawed and dysfunctional.
Damaged beyond repair.
Unrecognizable from its origins.
11)

A listener should not engage in which action? (from Chapter 7 - How to Talk About What Happened)

Remaining silent.
Asking for clarification.
Ignoring.
Arguing.
12)

Adults who lack self-discipline often did not have which childhood experience? (from Chapter 5 - Learning From the Affair)

Realistic boundaries enforced.
Freedom to explore new ideas granted.
Love from their parents shown.
Consequences for their actions explained.
13)

If a couple does not adequately communicate their desires and needs, they may begin to view each other in which way? (from Chapter 4 - Confronting Your Doubts and Fears)

Judgmental.
Dissimilar.
Unsupportive.
Detached.
14)

A list is provided in Chapter 8 to help people understand the common areas of shame associated with which of the following? (from Chapter 8 - Sex Again)

Their bodies.
Their expectations.
Their fantasies.
Their desires.
15)

Unrealistic expectations are often the result of which experiences? (from Chapter 3 - Exploring Your Ideas About Love)

Gender-based.
Previous relationships.
Unfulfilled dreams.
Childhood.
16)

A partner may refuse to discuss the affair because of which false assumption? (from Chapter 7 - How to Talk About What Happened)

It will cause deeper wounds in the relationship.
It will not be taken seriously by the hurt partner.
It will bring additional pain into the marriage.
It will send the unfaithful partner back to the lover.
17)

Post-affair testing for AIDS is described in which way? (from Chapter 8 - Sex Again)

Necessary for both partners.
Too emotional to be discussed.
Important for the lover.
Optional for the unfaithful partner.
18)

Many people erroneously feel that their partners should be able to sense which of the following? (from Chapter 6 - Restoring Trust)

Their frustration.
Their hurt.
Their needs.
Their demands.
19)

What will happen to conflict after forgiveness? (from Chapter 9 - Learning to Forgive)

It could increase.
It will not be eliminated.
It may be avoided.
It should dissipate.
20)

If the hurt partner learns the truth about the affair, they might react in which way to continue their marriage? (from Epilogue - Revealing the Secret: Truth and Consequences)

Ask the unfaithful partner to move out of the house.
See the need to address the problems in the marriage.
Insist the children learn the identity of the lover.
Decide to begin an affair themselves.
21)

Analyzing childhood experiences can lead to which result in a marriage? (from Chapter 5 - Learning From the Affair)

A comparison to the happiness of their parents.
A deep-rooted fear of losing a child.
A partner having an affair.
A better understanding of relationship problems.
22)

How many blocks to change does the text address in chapter six? (from Chapter 6 - Restoring Trust)

Nine.
Eleven.
Five.
Seven.
23)

Children who did not express themselves growing up were often treated in which way by their parents? (from Chapter 5 - Learning From the Affair)

Told to go to their room.
Told to behave.
Told to be quiet.
Told to sit down.
24)

What is the process of assaulting a partner with verbal abuse? (from Chapter 7 - How to Talk About What Happened)

Anger.
Rage.
Storm.
Fear.
25)

If the disenchantment felt in an aging relationship is mismanaged, it can lead to which result? (from Chapter 3 - Exploring Your Ideas About Love)

An extramarital affair.
Temporary separation.
Bitterness and resentment.
Jealousy and anger.
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