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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9 - Learning to Forgive.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the root cause of the majority of marital dysfunction?
(a) Failure to communicate.
(b) Incompatable personalities.
(c) Extramarital affairs.
(d) Financial disagreements.

2. The majority of the blame for an affair belongs to whom?
(a) Both partners.
(b) The lover.
(c) The hurt partner.
(d) The unfaithful partner.

3. An individual could mistakenly assume that listening gives their partner freedom to act with which emotion?
(a) Rage.
(b) Jeaousy.
(c) Fear.
(d) Blame.

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

5. When hurt partners engage in obsession behaviors, how is this related to the discovery of the affair?
(a) The behaviors are attempts to remember life before the relationship.
(b) The behaviors are attempts to dull pain and reduce anxiety.
(c) The behaviors are attempts to get the attention of the unfaithful partner.
(d) The behaviors are attempts to get even with the lover.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Which is an assumption about sexual intimacy by many couples?

3. If the listener repeats the ideas back to the speaker, they are using which technique?

4. A loss of sense of purpose can lead to which outcome for the hurt partner?

5. What could define the way a person listens?

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