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

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

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

4. What do the authors point out that does NOT automatically eliminate jealousy?
(a) Mahogany.
(b) Communication.
(c) Monogamy.
(d) Polyamory.

5. In the book's discussion of "Denial versus Fulfillment", what concept is explored in terms of fulfillment?
(a) Fulfillment of desires.
(b) Fulfillment of activity.
(c) Fulfillment of obligations.
(d) Fulfillment of hopes.

6. In "Judging Ourselves", what must be counteracted if internalized by an individual?
(a) Positive messages about others.
(b) Positive messages about themselves.
(c) Negative messages about others.
(d) Negative messages about themselves.

7. According to its title, the third chapter of "Within Ourselves" discusses what kind of "Paradigms"?
(a) Homosexual and Heterosexual.
(b) Old and New.
(c) Young and Old.
(d) Social and Sexual.

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

9. What is the first subheading of the chapter devoted to "Jealousy"?
(a) Who Gets Jealous?
(b) What is Jealousy?
(c) Unlearning Jealousy.
(d) Weathering the Storm.

10. Which of the following is NOT what Chapter 8 in "Within Ourselves" discusses regarding reassurance and support?
(a) How to replace it.
(b) How to give it.
(c) How to ask for it.
(d) How to receive it.

11. After the authors have finished introducing the book and themselves, the section "Within Ourselves" continues with discussion of what two specific topics?
(a) Values & Ethics.
(b) Morals & Indecency.
(c) Heterosexuality & Homosexuality.
(d) Sex & Relationships.

12. 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?
(a) Common law.
(b) Martial law.
(c) Finance law.
(d) Marriage law.

13. 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) Goal-setting.
(b) Fire-walking.
(c) Limit-setting.
(d) Heat-treating.

14. What are boundaries in a relationship NOT likely influenced by, according to the book?
(a) Co-existing boundaries.
(b) The context of the interaction.
(c) The purpose of the relationship.
(d) Non-existing boundaries.

15. How do the authors recommend people to communicate in 'fair fighting'?
(a) Using "We" messages.
(b) Using "I" messages.
(c) Using "You" messages.
(d) Using "Someone" messages.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is a negative consequence of subtle outercourse, according to the book?

2. In what chapter do the authors introduce the idea of what a 'slut' is?

3. As detailed in the book, what did one of the women experience shortly after becoming clear on being non-monogamous?

4. What actions do the authors suggest are central to messing up a relationship?

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

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