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Chapter 15: Remarriages


Multiple Choice
Identify the letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
 

 1. 
Most likely to remarry, and having the highest remarriage rates, are:
a.
divorced men
b.
divorced women
c.
single men
d.
widowed women
 

 2. 
Marital happiness and ___________ are not the same, as has been pointed out more than once in the textbook.
a.
sexual satisfaction
b.
joy in being together as a couple
c.
conjugal happiness
d.
stability
 

 3. 
Researchers consistently find _____ in marital happiness between first and later marriages.
a.
little difference
b.
a moderate positive relationship
c.
a moderate negative relationship
d.
none of the above
 

 4. 
Our society offers members of remarried families __________
a.
no rehabilitative alimony in case of divorce
b.
no possibility of "dissolution of marriage," requiring instead adversarial divorce
c.
no sexual scenario
d.
no cultural script
 

 5. 
Which of the following has a built-in difficulty or "trap"?
a.
step-grandparent
b.
the visiting biological parent
c.
the stepfather
d.
the stepmother
 

 6. 
Today more people than ever are deciding to _________ following divorce.
a.
remain single
b.
remarry
c.
cohabitate
d.
none of the above
 

 7. 
The average person marries within ______ years of getting divorced.
a.
one
b.
two
c.
three
d.
four
 

 8. 
One of the biggest factors that works against women in getting remarried is:
a.
children
b.
work
c.
poverty
d.
no men available
 

 9. 
Today stepfamilies are seen as:
a.
not as good as a family with natural parents
b.
better than a family with natural parents
c.
no difference with other types of families
d.
none of the above
 

 10. 
Considerable research has shown that stepchildren do:
a.
as well as any other child
b.
poorer than children with biological parents
c.
no difference than other children
d.
much better than other children
 



 
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