The term palimony was coined to describe:
a. engagements lasting more than two years.
b. sexual intercourse between close relatives.
c. settlements made to an nonmarried live-in partner.
d. the tendency to marry people with opposite characteristics.
Ques. 2Charlie just lost his sister in car accident. Immediately after the accident, Charlie is like to go through a period of:
a. severe depression.
b. numbness and shock.
c. bargaining.
d. anger.
Ques. 3Divorced individuals who cohabitate prior to remarriage report:
a. higher levels of marital satisfaction but also higher rates of marital instability.
b. lower levels of marital satisfaction and higher rates of marital instability.
c. higher levels of marital satisfaction and lower levels of marital instability.
d. lower levels of marital satisfaction and lower levels of marital instability.
Ques. 4A father who reacts to his son's impending death by violently pounding his fist on the dining room table is probably in the ____ stage of the death and dying process.
a. first
b. second
c. third
d. fourth
Ques. 5When compared to noncohabiting couples, couples who cohabit before marriage tend to have:
a. more children.
b. higher marital commitment.
c. higher divorce rates.
d. fewer arguments.
Ques. 6The sequence that represents the correct order of the stages of grieving is:
a. denial and isolation, bargaining, depression, anger, acceptance.
b. bargaining, anger, depression, denial and isolation, acceptance.
c. anger, denial and isolation, bargaining, depression, acceptance.
d. denial and isolation, anger, bargaining, depression, acceptance.
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