Multiple Choice
Identify the
letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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One
of the reasons love may be so important in the United States is that much of every life is:
a. | perplexing | b. | impersonal | c. | ambiguous | d. | unrewarding | | |
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Some
who have studied modern society are warning against the ____ in our social world. The text seems to
point to this issue as one of the reasons love is so important to people today.
a. | extreme
rationality and individuality | b. | low levels of goal orientation and
persistence | c. | low levels of logical planning and problem
solving | d. | inordinately high levels of religious
influence | | |
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The
concept of illegitimate needs directly involves which of the following?
a. | failures from
the past that remain “unfinished business” | b. | requests by the
loved one that just can’t be met by any reasonable person | c. | needs that have
the potential to snowball into something more | d. | needs that most
people would view as somewhat deviant | | |
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According to the text, men in our society have great difficulty in:
a. | bridging the gap
between liking and loving | b. | falling in love with women of their own social
class | c. | establishing relationships between their lovers and their own
parents | d. | communicating about love verbally | | |
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Cancian argues that in our society _________are made to feel primarily responsible for
the endurance or success of love.
a. | mothers | b. | psychological
and psychiatric counselors and therapists | c. | women | d. | activity”
industries, such as cruise boats, restaurants, and ski lodges | | |
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The
case study about Sharon and Gary, who discover love after twenty-five years, is about a couple who:
a. | marry, separate,
and then rediscover love | b. | discover love after twenty-five years of
singlehood | c. | are – separately – widowed, but then discover that
they are still capable of loving | d. | marry, divorce, and then each finds love with a different
partner | | |
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Which
of these is a friendly, affectionate, and companionate style of love?
a. | storge | b. | eros | c. | pragma | d. | agape | | |
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The
playful aspect of love is what is meant by which of the following styles of love?
a. | eros | b. | mania | c. | pragma | d. | ludus | | |
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Mike
and LaPrelle feel strong love for each other. Perhaps the most notable characteristic of their love
relationships is that they have such a good time, get such a "kick" out of one another, and
spontaneously laugh and joke as they go about their activities. These are hallmarks of a(n) _________
love relationship.
a. | storge | b. | eros | c. | agape | d. | ludus | | |
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Unselfish concern for the beloved is the basic idea in which of the following styles
of love?
a. | eros | b. | pragma | c. | ludus | d. | agape | | |
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