Question 1

Five years ago, Dave married a widow with children. He has grown to love the children as his own and they think of him as a father. Given the circumstances, Dave is more likely to:

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A)   stay married because of the children.
B)   divorce again within the first 10 years.
C)   adopt the children.
D)   leave the discipline to the children's mother.

Question 2

Summarize why the remarriage between divorced persons is more difficult that a first marriage.

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Each mate may have problems of low self-...

Question 3

Most remarriages in past centuries occurred because of:

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A)   widowhood.
B)   divorce.
C)   desertion.
D)   annulments.

Question 4

Stepparents should deal with the sexual fantasies of stepchildren by encouraging them to:

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A)   verbalize them.
B)   control their thoughts.
C)   avoid their stepsiblings.
D)   weigh the consequences of their actions.

Question 5

Originally the term "step" in stepfather and stepmother meant:

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A)   "second."
B)   "orphan."
C)   "surrogate."
D)   "half."

Question 6

The doctrine of "in loco parentis" allows stepparents to:

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A)   avoid paying alimony to their first spouse.
B)   assume parental obligations.
C)   marry adult stepchildren.
D)   receive special divorce counseling.

Question 7

A remarriage between divorced persons is more difficult than a first marriage for all the following reasons EXCEPT:

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A)   each may have low self-esteem.
B)   the past relationship is never really over.
C)   the remarriage that involves children is more complicated.
D)   the partners lack experience.

Question 8

The majority of divorced persons do not remarry.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Megan and her husband are recently divorced. If Megan decided to begin dating again, she will have the best chance of finding someone new if she:

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A)   doesn't live in a small town.
B)   doesn't have children.
C)   is older.
D)   is struggling with poor self-esteem.

Question 10

Men tend to remarry more frequently and more quickly than women.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

The immediate effect of divorce on relative interaction is:

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A)   declining contact with immediate family.
B)   intensified contacts between blood relatives.
C)   greater focus on in-laws.
D)   new family bonds.

Question 12

Divorced people are less likely to cohabitate than those who have never been married.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

All 50 states now grant some third-party visitations by grandparents.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Compare the dating and courtship process for divorced and never-married people.

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The dating divorced person wil...

Question 15

Women who have children living with them are:

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A)   less likely to marry men without children.
B)   less likely to marry men with or without children.
C)   more likely to marry men with or without children.
D)   more likely to marry men who have not been married before.

Question 16

Steve has recently married a woman with children from a previous marriage. The oldest child, Benjamin, is showing signs of resentment and hostility towards Steve. Benjamin is probably:

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A)   grieving the loss of friends.
B)   fighting unrealistic expectations the new family has placed on him.
C)   not used to the attention of a parent.
D)   feeling disloyalty to his biological father.

Question 17

Sexual relations between members of blended families are regulated by:

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A)   a few states.
B)   half of the states.
C)   most states.
D)   all states.

Question 18

Research indicates that opposite-sex biological siblings tend to be sexually involved with each other much more frequently than opposite-sex adolescent stepsiblings.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

The law assumes that the biological parents of stepchildren will supply the support.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Newly divorced individuals are vulnerable to sexual exploitation.

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A) True 
 B)False

Exam 16: Remarriage: a Growing Way of American Life

The law assumes that the biological parents of stepchildren will supply the support.

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The doctrine of "in loco parentis" allows stepparents to:

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Most remarriages in past centuries occurred because of:

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Sexual relations between members of blended families are regulated by:

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Research indicates that opposite-sex biological siblings tend to be sexually involved with each other much more frequently than opposite-sex adolescent stepsiblings.

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Newly divorced individuals are vulnerable to sexual exploitation.

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A remarriage between divorced persons is more difficult than a first marriage for all the following reasons EXCEPT:

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Originally the term "step" in stepfather and stepmother meant:

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All 50 states now grant some third-party visitations by grandparents.

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Five years ago, Dave married a widow with children. He has grown to love the children as his own and they think of him as a father. Given the circumstances, Dave is more likely to:

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The immediate effect of divorce on relative interaction is:

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Compare the dating and courtship process for divorced and never-married people.

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Summarize why the remarriage between divorced persons is more difficult that a first marriage.

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Women who have children living with them are:

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Megan and her husband are recently divorced. If Megan decided to begin dating again, she will have the best chance of finding someone new if she:

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Divorced people are less likely to cohabitate than those who have never been married.

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Steve has recently married a woman with children from a previous marriage. The oldest child, Benjamin, is showing signs of resentment and hostility towards Steve. Benjamin is probably:

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Men tend to remarry more frequently and more quickly than women.

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The majority of divorced persons do not remarry.

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Stepparents should deal with the sexual fantasies of stepchildren by encouraging them to:

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