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Student: ___________________________________________________________________________
1. The family into which people are born is known as their family of:
A. procreation.
B. origin.
C. socialization.
D. substance.
2. The text points out that __________ is a fundamental human need and the source of much of our well
being, involving love, affection, caring, and deep attachment to another person.
A. sexuality
B. the desire for attention
C. intimacy
D. marriage
3. The image of the American family as being composed of happy and healthy children, a wife and mother
who keeps the home, and a husband and father who is the breadwinner reflects:
A. little of the reality of family life in America.
B. the American family throughout our society's history.
C. American family life since the Industrial Revolution began.
D. the American family only in preindustrial society.
4. American soap operas portray families as:
A. stepfamilies with wives and mothers who are highly paid.
B. nuclear families in which the husband works and the wife stays home to care for the family.
C. very stable, functional, and loving.
D. very religious, conservative, and traditional.
5. Families that are made up of grandparents, parents, and children together are called:
A. nuclear families.
B. extended families.
C. families of origin.
D. single-generation families.
6. The term "nuclear family" refers to:
A. a three-generation household.
B. an all-female household, such as grandmother, daughters, and daughters' children.
C. a husband, a wife, and their dependent children.
D. an adult child and an elderly parent living together.
7. According to the text's discussion, love is:
A. is usually absent when people are considering marriage.
B. is the only reason that people marry.
C. is rarely the foundation of a good marriage.
D. can be the outgrowth of a good marriage.
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,8. During the child-rearing years, marital satisfaction:
A. increases dramatically due to parents' greater emphasis on family.
B. remains much as it was before the birth of the first child.
C. decreases for one or both spouses.
D. increases for most families since the husband and the wife experience increased bonding around the
child.
9. According to the text, couples can have:
A. a great sex life and an unhappy marriage.
B. an unfulfilling sex life and a happy marriage.
C. a fulfilling sex life and a happy marriage.
D. all of the choices are correct
10. In recent years, there has been approximately one divorce for every __________ marriages.
A. two
B. three
C. four
D. five
11. According to the text's discussion, myths:
A. are more than simple mistakes.
B. can detract from the quality of life if they are accepted.
C. can ruin a good relationship.
D. all of the choices are correct
12. The most recent survey shows that __________ percent of all high-school teenagers have had sexual
intercourse at least once.
A. 15.6
B. 25.6
C. 35.6
D. 45.6
13. The highest rates of sexual intercourse for teenagers are found among:
A. Hispanic females and African American males.
B. white males and Hispanic females.
C. African American males and females.
D. Hispanic males and females.
14. In 2003, __________ million Americans were living alone.
A. 10.5
B. 15.7
C. 19.3
D. 29.4
15. In 2002, __________ percent of women who bore children were unmarried at the time of the birth.
A. 3
B. 13
C. 23
D. 33
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,16. The text defines __________ as living with someone in an intimate, sexual relationship without being
legally married.
A. cointimacy
B. cohabitation
C. roommating
D. collaborating
17. By 2003, nearly __________ unmarried couples were living together.
A. 500,000
B. 2.3 million
C. 4.6 million
D. 10.8 million
18. American cohabitation rates since 1960 have:
A. gone down steadily.
B. remained stable.
C. increased 10-fold.
D. increased in the early 1970s but decreased dramatically during the 1980s.
19. The age at which American women are marrying today is:
A. the lowest it has ever been.
B. decreasing slightly.
C. increasing but still young by historic standards.
D. the highest it has ever been.
20. By 2002, the birth rate in the United States was less than __________ of what it was in 1910.
A. one-tenth
B. one-fourth
C. one-third
D. one-half
21. Today, the birth rate is __________ what is necessary for the natural replacement of the population.
A. lower than
B. approximately the same as
C. slightly higher than
D. much higher than
22. By 2004, the average household contained __________ people.
A. 1.57
B. 2.57
C. 3.57
D. 4.57
23. The most dramatic increase in the percentage of American women in the work force has been among:
A. single women.
B. older women whose children have left home.
C. mothers with young children.
D. divorced women.
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, 24. American divorce rates have followed which of the following patterns?
A. They rose during the 1970s but leveled off and even declined slightly during the 1980s.
B. They have been increasing consistently since no-fault divorce was introduced in the 1970s.
C. They declined during the 1970s but began rising again precipitously during the 1980s.
D. They have been among the lowest in the world since the 1950s.
25. The country with the Western world's highest divorce rate is:
A. England.
B. Australia.
C. Israel.
D. the United States.
26. The marriage of one woman to one man at a time is called:
A. monogamy.
B. non-group marriage.
C. interrelationship.
D. free love.
27. In Huxley's 1932 novel, Brave New World, the family is depicted as the:
A. salvation of all humanity.
B. most important social institution.
C. source of virtually all human ills.
D. none of the choices are correct
28. The Shakers were a utopian religious group that:
A. prohibited marriage and practiced celibacy.
B. believed in free love.
C. felt that the government rather than the family should control the rearing of children.
D. practiced group marriage.
29. The Oneida community practiced which of the following forms of marriage?
A. no marriage and the practice of celibacy
B. monogamy
C. no marriage but a system of sexual access to every member of the opposite sex based on the group's
interpretation of biblical teachings regarding heaven
D. the system of extended families
30. Elizabeth and Jonathan were members of a utopian religious community that based its marriage and
sexual practices on certain beliefs about the relationship between men and women in heaven. They were
not permitted to court, marry, or have sexual relations exclusively with one another or any other
"special" person. Instead, they were allowed sexual access to every other member of the opposite sex.
They were members of:
A. the Shakers.
B. the Oneida Colony.
C. the Farm.
D. Plato's Republic.
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Student: ___________________________________________________________________________
1. The family into which people are born is known as their family of:
A. procreation.
B. origin.
C. socialization.
D. substance.
2. The text points out that __________ is a fundamental human need and the source of much of our well
being, involving love, affection, caring, and deep attachment to another person.
A. sexuality
B. the desire for attention
C. intimacy
D. marriage
3. The image of the American family as being composed of happy and healthy children, a wife and mother
who keeps the home, and a husband and father who is the breadwinner reflects:
A. little of the reality of family life in America.
B. the American family throughout our society's history.
C. American family life since the Industrial Revolution began.
D. the American family only in preindustrial society.
4. American soap operas portray families as:
A. stepfamilies with wives and mothers who are highly paid.
B. nuclear families in which the husband works and the wife stays home to care for the family.
C. very stable, functional, and loving.
D. very religious, conservative, and traditional.
5. Families that are made up of grandparents, parents, and children together are called:
A. nuclear families.
B. extended families.
C. families of origin.
D. single-generation families.
6. The term "nuclear family" refers to:
A. a three-generation household.
B. an all-female household, such as grandmother, daughters, and daughters' children.
C. a husband, a wife, and their dependent children.
D. an adult child and an elderly parent living together.
7. According to the text's discussion, love is:
A. is usually absent when people are considering marriage.
B. is the only reason that people marry.
C. is rarely the foundation of a good marriage.
D. can be the outgrowth of a good marriage.
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,8. During the child-rearing years, marital satisfaction:
A. increases dramatically due to parents' greater emphasis on family.
B. remains much as it was before the birth of the first child.
C. decreases for one or both spouses.
D. increases for most families since the husband and the wife experience increased bonding around the
child.
9. According to the text, couples can have:
A. a great sex life and an unhappy marriage.
B. an unfulfilling sex life and a happy marriage.
C. a fulfilling sex life and a happy marriage.
D. all of the choices are correct
10. In recent years, there has been approximately one divorce for every __________ marriages.
A. two
B. three
C. four
D. five
11. According to the text's discussion, myths:
A. are more than simple mistakes.
B. can detract from the quality of life if they are accepted.
C. can ruin a good relationship.
D. all of the choices are correct
12. The most recent survey shows that __________ percent of all high-school teenagers have had sexual
intercourse at least once.
A. 15.6
B. 25.6
C. 35.6
D. 45.6
13. The highest rates of sexual intercourse for teenagers are found among:
A. Hispanic females and African American males.
B. white males and Hispanic females.
C. African American males and females.
D. Hispanic males and females.
14. In 2003, __________ million Americans were living alone.
A. 10.5
B. 15.7
C. 19.3
D. 29.4
15. In 2002, __________ percent of women who bore children were unmarried at the time of the birth.
A. 3
B. 13
C. 23
D. 33
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,16. The text defines __________ as living with someone in an intimate, sexual relationship without being
legally married.
A. cointimacy
B. cohabitation
C. roommating
D. collaborating
17. By 2003, nearly __________ unmarried couples were living together.
A. 500,000
B. 2.3 million
C. 4.6 million
D. 10.8 million
18. American cohabitation rates since 1960 have:
A. gone down steadily.
B. remained stable.
C. increased 10-fold.
D. increased in the early 1970s but decreased dramatically during the 1980s.
19. The age at which American women are marrying today is:
A. the lowest it has ever been.
B. decreasing slightly.
C. increasing but still young by historic standards.
D. the highest it has ever been.
20. By 2002, the birth rate in the United States was less than __________ of what it was in 1910.
A. one-tenth
B. one-fourth
C. one-third
D. one-half
21. Today, the birth rate is __________ what is necessary for the natural replacement of the population.
A. lower than
B. approximately the same as
C. slightly higher than
D. much higher than
22. By 2004, the average household contained __________ people.
A. 1.57
B. 2.57
C. 3.57
D. 4.57
23. The most dramatic increase in the percentage of American women in the work force has been among:
A. single women.
B. older women whose children have left home.
C. mothers with young children.
D. divorced women.
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, 24. American divorce rates have followed which of the following patterns?
A. They rose during the 1970s but leveled off and even declined slightly during the 1980s.
B. They have been increasing consistently since no-fault divorce was introduced in the 1970s.
C. They declined during the 1970s but began rising again precipitously during the 1980s.
D. They have been among the lowest in the world since the 1950s.
25. The country with the Western world's highest divorce rate is:
A. England.
B. Australia.
C. Israel.
D. the United States.
26. The marriage of one woman to one man at a time is called:
A. monogamy.
B. non-group marriage.
C. interrelationship.
D. free love.
27. In Huxley's 1932 novel, Brave New World, the family is depicted as the:
A. salvation of all humanity.
B. most important social institution.
C. source of virtually all human ills.
D. none of the choices are correct
28. The Shakers were a utopian religious group that:
A. prohibited marriage and practiced celibacy.
B. believed in free love.
C. felt that the government rather than the family should control the rearing of children.
D. practiced group marriage.
29. The Oneida community practiced which of the following forms of marriage?
A. no marriage and the practice of celibacy
B. monogamy
C. no marriage but a system of sexual access to every member of the opposite sex based on the group's
interpretation of biblical teachings regarding heaven
D. the system of extended families
30. Elizabeth and Jonathan were members of a utopian religious community that based its marriage and
sexual practices on certain beliefs about the relationship between men and women in heaven. They were
not permitted to court, marry, or have sexual relations exclusively with one another or any other
"special" person. Instead, they were allowed sexual access to every other member of the opposite sex.
They were members of:
A. the Shakers.
B. the Oneida Colony.
C. the Farm.
D. Plato's Republic.
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