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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 1 - The Hurt Partner's Response: Buried in an Avalanche of Losses.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does chapter number 1 conclude?
(a) Discussion of gender-typical reactions of hurt partners.
(b) Listing of behaviors to expect from hurt partners in the future.
(c) Explanation of psychological impacts on the hurt partner.
(d) Comparison of hurt and unfaithful partner rationalizations.

2. While hurt female partners typically become depressed, how do male hurt partners typically react?
(a) They become sad.
(b) They become angry.
(c) They become fearful.
(d) They become lonely.

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

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

5. The person involved in the relationship, but who is not one of the married partners, is termed which of the following?
(a) Hurt.
(b) Lover.
(c) Victimizer.
(d) Betrayer.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When hurt partners engage in obsession behaviors, how is this related to the discovery of the affair?

3. Who is the book's primary audience?

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

5. An affair, as described by the book, may not always include which behavior?

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