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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following is NOT one of the actions the section called "Poor Baby" emphasizes as acceptable?
(a) To feel pity for your lover.
(b) To give yourself compassion and comfort.
(c) To feel sad or dissatisfied.
(d) To spend time with friends.

2. According to the book, jealousy can inform people about all of the following, EXCEPT for which of these?
(a) What they have misplaced.
(b) What they need and want for themselves.
(c) What they have to do for all future partners.
(d) What they need to put more work into being able to have.

3. Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the book as a legal issue where it matters whether partners need to include another specific individual or group of people?
(a) Ownership of property.
(b) Retirement savings.
(c) Custody of offspring.
(d) Bankruptcy of estate.

4. In "A Slut's Eye-View", the authors look at the ways promiscuous people are what?
(a) Oppressed.
(b) Obsessed.
(c) Assuaged.
(d) Assaulted.

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

6. What happens when the authors include other people in their relationship?
(a) They make it work so no one gets left out.
(b) They make each other jealous on purpose.
(c) They leave and get a restraining order.
(d) They leave each other out on purpose.

7. What is the first listed requisite for intimacy in the book?
(a) Communication.
(b) Consent.
(c) Consideration.
(d) Contact.

8. What type of sexuality is the book limited to discussing?
(a) It is not limited to any one type.
(b) It is limited to heterosexuality.
(c) It is limited to asexuality.
(d) It is limited to homosexuality.

9. What topic does the chapter on "Ancestors and Antecedents" conclude with?
(a) Swinging.
(b) Sleeping.
(c) Slumming.
(d) Scissoring.

10. According to the authors, what concept is of the greatest importance?
(a) Mutual hatred.
(b) Mutual love.
(c) Mutual funds.
(d) Mutual consent.

11. In the book's examples, how is a person likely to feel when a lover goes out on a date with someone else?
(a) If that person's needs are being met, it might cause jealousy.
(b) If that person's needs are being met, it might aggravate the wound.
(c) If that person's needs are not being met, they may feel okay.
(d) If that person's needs are being met, they may feel okay.

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

13. What does the section "Who's to Blame?" advocate?
(a) Blaming yourself.
(b) Rejecting a partner's actions.
(c) Owning one's own feelings.
(d) Blaming your partner.

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

15. What emotion do the authors address in conjunction with analysis of Freud?
(a) Hate.
(b) Shame.
(c) Fear.
(d) Love.

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. As mentioned in the book, people practicing alternative methods of having families can still protect loved ones through alternative legal methods to what is normally handled by what type of law?

3. The chapter on "Paradigms" also covers myths about types of relationships that are available to who?

4. The book claims that, from one relationship to another, boundaries usually do what?

5. What do the authors feel a man is often judged by?

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