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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. Which is an assumption about sexual intimacy by many couples?
(a) It will decrease during the marriage.
(b) It would be more exciting with a lover.
(c) It should come easily and naturally.
(d) It could be regained in a relationship.

2. What is the process of assaulting a partner with verbal abuse?
(a) Storm.
(b) Rage.
(c) Anger.
(d) Fear.

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 lover.
(c) The hurt partner.
(d) Both partners.

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

5. Partners may feel that it is unacceptable to take which action?
(a) Demand the lover is banished.
(b) Ask directly for love.
(c) Discuss the affair openly.
(d) Force their partner to change.

Short Answer Questions

1. Forgiveness should not be offered in which way?

2. What will happen to conflict after forgiveness?

3. The author uses the term 'flip-flop' to describe which factor?

4. For whom must forgiveness occur?

5. If a hurt partner remains committed to impossibly high standards, they most likely missed out on which childhood experience?

Short Essay Questions

1. How can an affair positively affect a marriage?

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

3. What are some assumptions an unfaithful partner could make about sexual intimacy?

4. Why do people typically exhibit behaviors in their comfort zone?

5. What should happen with behaviors that violate trust in a relationship?

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

7. Why does the author recommend a 'covenant of promises' at the end of Chapter 9?

8. Do men and women typically differ in their abilities to engage in intimate talk and intimate listening?

9. Why is intimate talk necessary to learn?

10. What action must the unfaithful partner take for intimate talk to be successful?

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