Part 1: MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. In the United States, which of the following is INCORRECT?
1. There has been an increase in the number of couples who cohabit.
2. There has been an increase in the divorce rate.
3. There has been an increase in the number of people who decide not to
marry at all.
4. There has been a decrease in the rate of remarriage.
2. All of the following are reasons why people marry, EXCEPT
1. to secure companionship.
2. to give legitimacy to a sexual relationship.
3. to achieve ideological status.
4. in response to peer and family pressure.
3. What theoretical perspective highlights society's need or demand for marriage to
legitimize having children?
1. structural-functionalist
2. conflict
3. symbolic interactionist
4. feminist
4. All of the following are true EXCEPT, marriage is a(n)
1. commitment.
2. sacrament.
3. legal contract.
4. isolated event.
5. All of the following are aspects of marital commitment, EXCEPT
1. personal commitment between partners to each other.
2. commitment to the relationship itself.
3. commitment to the overall family unit.
4. commitment to a business enterprise that facilitates an individual’s
maturity and readiness for marriage.
6. All of the following statements are correct, EXCEPT
, 1. United States marriage and family laws have been based on the historical
notion that the family is the property of the husband.
2. in the United States it has been historically assumed that the father is the
head of the household.
3. Historically, marriage has extended the rights of men vis-à-vis women and
children.
4. The violence that women suffer at the hands of their husbands began in
the late 1800s.
7. Because of a husband's (blank) rights, in about half of the states, a wife cannot
charge her husband with rape.
1. common-law
2. conjugal
3. community property
4. coverture
8. Since Olga will inherit her parent's sizeable estate, she and her fiancé Alex, with
the assistance of an attorney, drafted a (blank) that gives proof of ownership of
the estate to Olga.
1. co-joint contract
2. prenuptial agreement
3. living trust
4. rights of passage contract
9. Sociological studies found that
1. in successful marriages, both partners agree on the benefits of marriage.
2. females view marriage differently from males.
3. males and females develop similar tastes after several years of marriage.
4. males and females want the same thing out of their relationships.
10. Research findings indicate that
1. men complain more about their marriages than women do.
2. ives tend to be happier than husbands.
3. women complain more about their marriages than men do.
4. husbands experience a higher rate of psychological problems than wives.
, 11. Several researchers have found that for some women, the housewife role leads
to all of the following EXCEPT
1. increased control over financial resources.
2. lowered self-esteem.
3. feeling of dependence on their husbands.
4. vulnerability to depression.
12. On the average, men
1. would rather remain single.
2. gravitate towards marriage.
3. have to be “trapped” into marriage.
4. are seldom ever ready for marriage.
13. Compared to single men, married men experience all of the following EXCEPT
1. a lower rate of suicide.
2. better mental and physical health.
3. higher levels of depression.
4. less likely to be incarcerated for a crime.
14. Based on the Cuber and Harroff (1966) study of marriage types, it would be safe
to conclude that
1. the process of adjustment is fairly uniform for married couples.
2. the survival of the relationship is based on a set of key factors.
3. marriages vary in levels of commitment, communication patterns and
interaction styles.
4. commitment is the best predictor of marital happiness.
15. The statement, “Oh, they're at it again — but they always are” best describes
which of the following types of marital relationship?
1. the devitalized relationship
2. the total relationship
3. the passive - congenial relationship
4. the conflict - habituated relationship
16. In the passive-congenial type of marriage
1. there is much tension.
1. In the United States, which of the following is INCORRECT?
1. There has been an increase in the number of couples who cohabit.
2. There has been an increase in the divorce rate.
3. There has been an increase in the number of people who decide not to
marry at all.
4. There has been a decrease in the rate of remarriage.
2. All of the following are reasons why people marry, EXCEPT
1. to secure companionship.
2. to give legitimacy to a sexual relationship.
3. to achieve ideological status.
4. in response to peer and family pressure.
3. What theoretical perspective highlights society's need or demand for marriage to
legitimize having children?
1. structural-functionalist
2. conflict
3. symbolic interactionist
4. feminist
4. All of the following are true EXCEPT, marriage is a(n)
1. commitment.
2. sacrament.
3. legal contract.
4. isolated event.
5. All of the following are aspects of marital commitment, EXCEPT
1. personal commitment between partners to each other.
2. commitment to the relationship itself.
3. commitment to the overall family unit.
4. commitment to a business enterprise that facilitates an individual’s
maturity and readiness for marriage.
6. All of the following statements are correct, EXCEPT
, 1. United States marriage and family laws have been based on the historical
notion that the family is the property of the husband.
2. in the United States it has been historically assumed that the father is the
head of the household.
3. Historically, marriage has extended the rights of men vis-à-vis women and
children.
4. The violence that women suffer at the hands of their husbands began in
the late 1800s.
7. Because of a husband's (blank) rights, in about half of the states, a wife cannot
charge her husband with rape.
1. common-law
2. conjugal
3. community property
4. coverture
8. Since Olga will inherit her parent's sizeable estate, she and her fiancé Alex, with
the assistance of an attorney, drafted a (blank) that gives proof of ownership of
the estate to Olga.
1. co-joint contract
2. prenuptial agreement
3. living trust
4. rights of passage contract
9. Sociological studies found that
1. in successful marriages, both partners agree on the benefits of marriage.
2. females view marriage differently from males.
3. males and females develop similar tastes after several years of marriage.
4. males and females want the same thing out of their relationships.
10. Research findings indicate that
1. men complain more about their marriages than women do.
2. ives tend to be happier than husbands.
3. women complain more about their marriages than men do.
4. husbands experience a higher rate of psychological problems than wives.
, 11. Several researchers have found that for some women, the housewife role leads
to all of the following EXCEPT
1. increased control over financial resources.
2. lowered self-esteem.
3. feeling of dependence on their husbands.
4. vulnerability to depression.
12. On the average, men
1. would rather remain single.
2. gravitate towards marriage.
3. have to be “trapped” into marriage.
4. are seldom ever ready for marriage.
13. Compared to single men, married men experience all of the following EXCEPT
1. a lower rate of suicide.
2. better mental and physical health.
3. higher levels of depression.
4. less likely to be incarcerated for a crime.
14. Based on the Cuber and Harroff (1966) study of marriage types, it would be safe
to conclude that
1. the process of adjustment is fairly uniform for married couples.
2. the survival of the relationship is based on a set of key factors.
3. marriages vary in levels of commitment, communication patterns and
interaction styles.
4. commitment is the best predictor of marital happiness.
15. The statement, “Oh, they're at it again — but they always are” best describes
which of the following types of marital relationship?
1. the devitalized relationship
2. the total relationship
3. the passive - congenial relationship
4. the conflict - habituated relationship
16. In the passive-congenial type of marriage
1. there is much tension.
