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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does an affair need to be understood?
(a) The hurt partner may never forget.
(b) It could be the end of the relationship.
(c) It may affect the children too deeply.
(d) The lover may not leave the relationship.

2. When the relationship with the lover is ended by the unfaithful partner, which emotion typically follows?
(a) Loneliness.
(b) Despair.
(c) Anxiousness.
(d) Grief.

3. How do women usually react to the discovery of an affair?
(a) They turn to girlfriends and family for support.
(b) They attempt to keep their relationship going.
(c) They ignore the explanations of their partner.
(d) They try to forget about the realities of the affair.

4. How many psychological effects on the hurt partner, which occur after the discovery of an affair, does the book address?
(a) Nine.
(b) Eleven.
(c) Seven.
(d) Five.

5. When the affair is discovered, what is the typical reaction of the unfaithful partner?
(a) Emotional relief.
(b) Disappointment.
(c) Fear and loathing.
(d) Anger and jealousy.

6. Who is the book's primary audience?
(a) A couple who want to rebuild their relationship after an affair.
(b) An unfaithful partner who is unsure about the status of their marriage.
(c) A hurt partner who wants to get even with the unfaithful partner.
(d) A lover who wants to beging a new relationship outside the affair.

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

8. The basic premise of the book assumes the readers have made which decision about their relationship?
(a) To remain committed to the marriage.
(b) To make a public relationship with the lover.
(c) To analyze the benefits of staying in the relationship.
(d) To avoid affairs in the future.

9. Who is the book's secondary audience?
(a) A child wanting to understand their parent's affair.
(b) A pastor counseling a couple prior to their wedding.
(c) A therapist advising a patient on sexual expectations in a marriage.
(d) A lover wanting to push their partner towards a marriage proposal.

10. The euphoria felt from the affair can be attributed to which reality?
(a) Secretive nature of the relationship.
(b) Chemical changes in the brain.
(c) Acceptance for personal shortcomings.
(d) Adrenaline rushes during sex.

11. Women typically view an affair in which way compared with men?
(a) Complicating and difficult.
(b) Healthy and necessary.
(c) Sad and lonely.
(d) Fun and distracting.

12. How does the unfaithful partner feel about moving forward in marriage relationship?
(a) They withdraw.
(b) They need time.
(c) They are unsure.
(d) They are ready.

13. When working through an affair, the majority of the typical concerns are experienced by whom?
(a) Both partners.
(b) The lover.
(c) The unfaithful partner.
(d) The hurt partner.

14. Why would the hurt partner feel as if they are disposable?
(a) They cannot accurately express their emotions.
(b) They compare themselves to the lover.
(c) They lose the sense of being special.
(d) They regret the time lost with their partner.

15. How many psychological reactions, which can be experienced by the unfaithful partner after the discovery of the affair, does the book address?
(a) Twelve.
(b) Ten.
(c) Six.
(d) Eight.

Short Answer Questions

1. As relationships grow, they move into a stage of which type of love?

2. How many reasons does the book address that could explain a lack of guilt on the part of the unfaithful partner?

3. Why does the author deliberately chose particular words and phrases to use in the book?

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

5. The person involved in the relationship, but who is not one of the married partners, is termed which of the following?

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