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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How difficult is it for the authors to control their relationships with multiple people?
(a) It requires a concerted effort from them.
(b) They always run into legal issues.
(c) It is easy and natural for them.
(d) Sometimes it is easy; sometimes it requires effort.

2. Which of the following would least likely be a suitable option for some "sluts"?
(a) Polygamy.
(b) Civil union.
(c) Traditional marriage.
(d) Celibacy.

3. For whom does the book favor the concept of healthy sexuality?
(a) Only for lesbians.
(b) Both women and men.
(c) Only for men.
(d) Only for women.

4. The authors state that this can cause individuals who are "sluts" to feel "marked" in some public manner:
(a) Their appearance.
(b) Their behavior.
(c) Their thoughts.
(d) Their language.

5. The authors state that for healthy intimate connections, it is important to ensure that loved ones know that they are what?
(a) Special.
(b) Safe.
(c) Alone.
(d) Loved.

6. What do the authors claim the morals of a woman are often gauged by?
(a) Her homosexual activities.
(b) Her heterosexual activities.
(c) Her recreational activities.
(d) Her sexual activities.

7. According to the authors, which of the following is one of the most important attributes for "healthy sluts"?
(a) Self-knowledge.
(b) Self-control.
(c) Self-assertion.
(d) Self-reliance.

8. What is the focus of the book's discussion of sex?
(a) Sex for pleasure.
(b) Sex for reproduction.
(c) Sex for power.
(d) Sex for profits.

9. For the authors, the dictum "In order to really be able to say 'yes' it must be genuinely possible to say 'no'..." illustrates which concept?
(a) Heat-treating.
(b) Goal-setting.
(c) Limit-setting.
(d) Fire-walking.

10. Whose interests might it serve to have no legal regulations involving marriage?
(a) It would serve public interest.
(b) It would serve personal interest.
(c) It would not serve personal or public interest.
(d) It would serve personal and public interest.

11. What do the authors advocate between lovers?
(a) Humanity and shamelessness.
(b) Honesty and truthfulness.
(c) Honor and helpfulness.
(d) Humility and blamelessness.

12. How do the authors think Freud might have viewed sexual promiscuity?
(a) As a legitimate attitude.
(b) As indicative of atheism.
(c) As a legitimate state-of-being.
(d) As indicative of a problem.

13. Which of the following statements does NOT describe the background of the authors' sexual identification?
(a) One of them identified as bisexual the whole time.
(b) One of them identified as bisexual for a number of years.
(c) One of them identified as lesbian the whole time.
(d) One of them first identified as heterosexual.

14. In what section do the authors discuss various ways that two people may unexpectedly become a couple?
(a) The Accidental Relationship.
(b) Unexpected Couple.
(c) The Accidental Couple.
(d) Unexpected Trouble.

15. What do the authors claim is the motivation for their behavior?
(a) Profits and interest.
(b) Curiosity and ignorance.
(c) Curiosity and interest.
(d) Jealousy and lust.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the book, what happened in the case of the woman who planned on being housemates with an opposite sex friend?

2. According to the authors, a relationship that is not a lifelong partnership is not necessarily what?

3. In the authors' opinions, how can "sluts" become champions of boundaries?

4. The authors developed and sustained meaningful long-term networks of people while practicing what?

5. What is the first listed requisite for intimacy in the book?

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