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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. For communication to occur in the marriage, what must happen with the lover?
(a) The unfaithful partner mus understand their attraction to the lover.
(b) The hurt partner must accept the lover.
(c) The unfaithful partner must end the relationship with the lover.
(d) The hurt partner must confront the lover.

2. What could define the way a person listens?
(a) Emotional state.
(b) Role in the affair.
(c) Childhood experiences.
(d) Prior assumptions.

3. A graph is provided for couples to chart behaviors that can be preformed in which timeframe?
(a) Eventually.
(b) Exponentially.
(c) Immediately.
(d) Step-by-step.

4. Developing realistic expectations of sex involves examining assumptions regarding which emotion?
(a) Lust.
(b) Desire.
(c) Love.
(d) Passion.

5. Which term is used to describe the refusal of one partner to discuss the affair?
(a) Ignorance.
(b) Avoidance.
(c) Silence.
(d) Acceptance.

Short Answer Questions

1. If a childhood experience is missing from a person's life, the person will compensate with patterned, negative behavior referred to with which term?

2. A hurt partner may believe their unfaithful partner is intentionally trying to achieve which task instead of changing for good?

3. How does the book describe the process of changing behavior?

4. Which is an example of a behavior that may take a considerable toll on a partner?

5. Why do some individuals refuse to change?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is intimate talk necessary to learn?

2. In the process of rebuilding trust, what is a couple most likely to come to a stalemate over?

3. Who must change in a relationship to build trust again?

4. What should happen with behaviors that violate trust in a relationship?

5. If children do not feel safe and secure, what could happen during their marriage as adults?

6. Why does the author recommend a 'covenant of promises' at the end of Chapter 9?

7. How can trust in a relationship be restored?

8. Why is intimate listening necessary to learn?

9. What are some assumptions a hurt partner could make about sexual intimacy?

10. As discussed in Chapter 9, why are there hazards associated with forgiveness?

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