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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. In which chapter do the authors state that "intimacy is based on shared vulnerability"?
(a) Intimacy.
(b) Exposure.
(c) Conflict.
(d) Contact.

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

3. In what section does one of the authors reveal the discovery that "jealousy needn't kill"?
(a) Dig the Ditch.
(b) Survive the Sting.
(c) Bite the Bullet.
(d) Skip the Stone.

4. What is NOT something the book suggests that fantasies enable people to do?
(a) Act out what they are not.
(b) Integrate mature feelings with their inner child.
(c) Act out what they don't like.
(d) Act out what they most are.

5. Why did the author feel relieved about their visit to the special club?
(a) The women were not very sexually passive.
(b) The men were not very sexually passive.
(c) The men were not very sexually aggressive.
(d) The women were not very sexually aggressive.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following is NOT one of the four parts of the book?

2. In the section titled "Government is Not Our Friend", the authors debate against government policies connected with what?

3. Whose interests might it serve to have no legal regulations involving marriage?

4. To whom is Dossie committed?

5. What are boundaries in a relationship NOT likely influenced by, according to the book?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do the authors suggest is the 'best' way to mess a relationship up, and what are the effects?

2. How do the authors redefine specific terms beyond their general usage?

3. How do the authors define and then defend the term "promiscuous"?

4. How do the authors advocate the use of the legal system to protect their families?

5. According to Chapters 7 and 8 of "Within Ourselves", what communications are important for healthy intimate connections?

6. What is the essential viewpoint of the book and the authors on sexuality and sexual behavior?

7. How do the concepts of denial and fulfillment affect a person who is "sex positive"?

8. Describe the relationship between the two authors.

9. How does the book's example of the Omni address the need of individuals to conquer perceived isolation?

10. What oppression do the authors recognize in the section on 'Judging Ourselves' and what resolution do they suggest?

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