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

2. How do the authors feel about a woman being judged by her activities?
(a) They feel it is laughable.
(b) They feel it is right.
(c) They feel it is wrong.
(d) They feel it is uncommon.

3. 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, they may feel okay.
(b) If that person's needs are being met, it might cause jealousy.
(c) If that person's needs are not being met, they may feel okay.
(d) If that person's needs are being met, it might aggravate the wound.

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

5. In the case of the woman who planned on being housemates with an opposite sex friend, according to the authors, what was the woman's error probably based on?
(a) Sexual identification.
(b) Gender difference.
(c) Gender equality.
(d) Sexual gratification.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the authors advocate that each individual owns?

2. What do the authors dispute as being the only aspect of a 'real' relationship?

3. What emotions do the authors suggest can also be involved in jealousy?

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

5. When do the authors recommend taking any step to make oneself feel safer and more comfortable?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does one of the authors illustrate the idea that jealousy can tell people what they need or want for themselves?

2. What is the key to forming agreements with partners, and what are the benefits?

3. How do the authors strike a balance between their relationship with one another and their relationships with other people?

4. What is one of the most important attributes for healthy sluts, and why?

5. What are some of the factors the authors mention which can contribute to how easily a person might get jealous?

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

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

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

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

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

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