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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. Chapter seven is divided into sections based on which two skills?
(a) Acknowledging and accepting.
(b) Communicating and understanding.
(c) Forgiving and forgetting.
(d) Talking and listening.

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

3. Future affairs will not be likely to occur if which action is taken?
(a) The hurt partner works to regain self-esteem.
(b) The underlying causes are examined and corrected.
(c) The unfaithful partner changes careers.
(d) The reasons for the affair are discussed with the lover.

4. A partner may refuse to discuss the affair because of which false assumption?
(a) It will cause deeper wounds in the relationship.
(b) It will send the unfaithful partner back to the lover.
(c) It will not be taken seriously by the hurt partner.
(d) It will bring additional pain into the marriage.

5. A listener should not engage in which action?
(a) Ignoring.
(b) Arguing.
(c) Remaining silent.
(d) Asking for clarification.

Short Answer Questions

1. If one of their parents was unfaithful, a person will most likely exhibit which behavior?

2. How does the text refer to childhood experiences?

3. Forgiveness should not be offered in which way?

4. Negative feelings are not implied during forgiveness to have which outcome?

5. The process of talking could be different for each partner based on which reality?

Short Essay Questions

1. What will happen if one partner wants to change the sexual practices in their marriage?

2. What is the 'flip-flop' factor described in Chapter 5?

3. In the process of rebuilding trust, what is a couple most likely to come to a stalemate over?

4. Who must change in a relationship to build trust again?

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

6. How can history repeat itself through children of unfaithful parents growing up to be unfaithful adults?

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

8. If children do not value themselves, what could happen during their marriage as adults?

9. Why is intimate listening necessary to learn?

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

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